Transsexuals' Right to Health? A Cuban Case Study.
Health Hum Rights
; 20(2): 215-222, 2018 Dec.
Article
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In 2008, Cuba's minister of public health signed Resolution 126, an act that assured complete coverage for Cubans seeking sexual reassignment surgeries (also known as gender confirmation surgeries), the first of any country in Latin America to do so. Ten years later, Cuba is celebrated as having one of the most open and inclusive LGBTQ public health and education programs in the Americas. As illustrated throughout this article, the Cuban state approaches sexuality and sexual identity not as rights-based issues but rather as health-based challenges. Through the case study of Cuba's understanding of transsexuals' right to health, we argue that Cuba has provided an example of how the right to health for all moves toward breaking down the barriers of stigma by improving health outcomes for those with transsexual health needs.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política
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Cirurgia de Readequação Sexual
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Pessoas Transgênero
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
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Direitos Humanos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Cuba
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Hum Rights
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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ETICA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos