The Italian government, under new legislation, would sharpen the controls on the supply of medical treatment of gender transition for minors, according to a draft law.
The law was passed by the cabinet of Italy on Monday, but is still subject to the approval of parliament. The government said that the law was needed “to protect the health of minors” and to introduce “effective data monitoring”.
The measure would regulate medicines such as puberty blockers and feminating or masculinizing hormones for people under the age of 18 who experience gender dysphoria.
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The law was passed by the cabinet of Italy on Monday, but is still subject to the approval of parliament. (Getty Images)
According to the bill, these drugs would only be issued after protocols that have not yet been drawn up by the Ministry of Health and, in anticipation of that, after approval by a National Ethics Committee of Pediatricians.
The measure also establishes a national register of the Italian medicine agency to check “the correct use of [these] Medicines “and collect the medical history of every transgender person being treated.
The draft law has led to protests from proponents of transgender rights.
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File photo: A person attends the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in Rome, Italy, 14 June 2025. (Reuters/Yara Nardi)
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described herself as an opponent of what she and her allies call the LGBTQ+ lobby and ‘gender ideology’.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described herself as an opponent of what she and her allies call the LGBTQ+ lobby and ‘gender ideology’. (Reuters)
The government of Meloni has made it harder for gay people with children to be recognized as legal parents and has made it illegal for every pair to go to another country to get a baby through surrogacy.
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The bill can still be rejected or changed by parliament, although it will probably be approved, since the Meloni coalition has a solid majority and supports its objectives.
Reuters has contributed to this report.
