MADRID, Spain Spanish lawmakers approved Thursday a transgender law letting anyone 16 and older change the gender on their ID card, even as similar measures elsewhere have sparked division over the complexities of the issue.
The law, which passed by 191 votes in favour against 60 opposed and 9
Spanish authorities made history after voting in support of a transgender law that allows an easier process of legally changing gender identity for people as young as 16 years old.
Other changes brought about by Thursday's vote include offering free menstrual products in schools and prisons, and free hormonal contraceptives and the morning after pill at state-run health centers.
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The new laws expand transgender rights and abortion access, as well as give workers paid menstrual leave. The approval comes ahead of scheduled elections later this year.