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Dominican Republic

Caribbean. Ley 135-11 comprehensive sexuality education.
MedicalNo banSchoolsCSE in schools

2011

No official medical policy listed.

What the law allows

Schools — curriculumCSE in schools

Comprehensive sexuality education in all public and private centres. The legal definition includes sexual orientations and identities.

MSP — Ley No. 135-11 (HIV/AIDS) PDF

Official sources

Caribbean. Ley 135-11 comprehensive sexuality education.

Full official record

No official medical policy listed.

The MSP adolescent-health guide is general sexual and reproductive care. The official puberty protocol is for precocious puberty. No official pediatric pathway for puberty blockers, opposite-sex hormones, or surgery is listed.

Schools detail

Ley 135-11 Article 37 requires comprehensive sexuality education (educación integral en sexualidad) as a subject in public and private schools, including early, basic, and secondary education. The same law defines that education as including diversity of sexual orientations and sexual identities.

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