SC Panel Urges Withdrawal of Transgender Amendment Bill
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Gender Identification: BEFORE, individuals had the legal right to a self-perceived gender identity without medical intervention. NOW, the Amendment removes the phrase 'right to a self-perceived gender identity' and requires mandatory recommendation by a designated medical board.
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Certification Process: BEFORE, individuals applied to a District Magistrate for identity certification primarily based on self-declaration. NOW, the process institutes a two-stage barrier where a medical authority must approve the application before the District Magistrate can issue the identity certificate.
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Medical Privacy: BEFORE, no mandatory reporting of gender-affirming care existed. NOW, medical institutions are legally compelled to report gender-affirming surgeries to district authorities, which the advisory panel termed a complete violation of privacy.
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Correct Statement(s)With reference to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It upholds the right to self-perceived gender identity by explicitly removing the requirement for a medical board's certification. 2. A Supreme Court-constituted Advisory Committee headed by Justice Asha Menon urged the withdrawal of the Bill, stating it contravenes the 2014 NALSA judgment.