2019
Saudi Ministry of Health informed-consent guidelines list sex changes among forbidden procedures.
What the law allows
Medical care for minorsRestricted
Restricted: Civil Status Law executive regulation Art. 39 allows a sex-marker change only for medical reasons after a Ministry of Health committee report.
BOE — Civil Status Law
Key dates1986–2014
1986–2014: Restricted: Civil Status Law executive regulation Art. 39 allows a sex-marker change only for medical reasons after a Ministry of Health committee report.
BOE — Civil Status Law
Official sources
Middle East. Sex-change listed as a forbidden procedure in Ministry of Health informed-consent guidelines.
Full official record
The Ministry of Health’s Saudi Guidelines for Informed Consent say informed consent is not considered effective in cases where the procedure has been forbidden, and they list sex changes as an example. The Arabic ministry text (عمليات تغيير الجنس) matches that English wording. This medical cell is Restricted — ministry guidelines, not a legislative ban.
The informed-consent guidelines name sex changes as a forbidden procedure. The listed instrument is that consent rule.