2019–2026
Permanent genital change under 16 is excluded by the Gender Autonomy Act.
What the law allows
Medical care for minorsAffirming
Gender Autonomy Act; public pathway can refer under-18s for hormones; under-16 permanent genital changes need a physical-health reason.
Government of Iceland — Gender Autonomy Act
Key dates2019–2020
2019–2020: Gender Autonomy Act; public pathway can refer under-18s for hormones; under-16 permanent genital changes need a physical-health reason.
Government of Iceland — Gender Autonomy Act
Official sources
Europe. Gender Autonomy Act under-16 surgery exclusion.
Full official record
Permanent genital change under 16 is excluded by the Gender Autonomy Act.
Landspítali’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trans Team assesses and treats people under 18 who seek information or access to medical interventions and refers to pediatric endocrinologists. Under Article 11 of the Act on Gender Autonomy, permanent changes to genitals, gonads, or sex characteristics are not provided under 16 unless physical health requires it.