TPAA does not bar gender-affirming care; doctors should continue care says ESI

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Title: Transgender Persons Amendment Act does not bar gender-affirming care; doctors should continue care, says ESI
Link To: Article 🔗 [Link: thesouthfirst.com/health/transgender-​persons-​amendment-​act-​does-​not-​bar-​gender-​affirming-​care-​doctors-​should-​continue-​care-​says-​esi/]
Author: Sumit Jha
Date: 23 October 2026
Trigger Warning: Care restrictions and mental health harms
Brief summary of the article
The Endocrine Society of India says the 2026 amendment does not prohibit gender-affirming care or require doctors to stop ongoing treatment, urging continuity with safeguards for consent and documentation.  The society says the law retains provisions for hormone therapy and surgery but narrows legal recognition and warns interruptions may cause psychological harm and lead to unsafe, unregulated interventions.
Main Points of the Article
"the law retains provisions for healthcare, including gender-affirming surgery (GAS) and hormone therapy"

"whose gender identity is primarily based on self-identity and personal gender experience"

"Disruption of gender-affirming care may also lead to increased mental health burden (dysphoria, anxiety, depression, suicide risk) and unsafe and unregulated interventions."
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