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World Progress · 2026

Portugal

MedicalProposed billSchoolsCSE in schools

A bill would ban puberty blockers and hormones under 18 — parliament has not made it law. Schools still teach comprehensive sex education.

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Full record

Projeto de Lei 479/XVII/1ª (CDS-PP; Paulo Núncio and João Pinho de Almeida) — Protege a integridade das crianças e proíbe a utilização de bloqueadores da puberdade e/ou terapia hormonal no tratamento da incongruência ou disforia de género em menores de 18 anos. Entered 6 March 2026. Announced and admitted 18 March 2026. Debated in generalidade 19 March 2026.

On 20 March 2026 the Assembly approved it na generalidade (first reading) — A favor: PSD, CH, CDS-PP; Contra: PS, IL, L, PCP, BE, PAN, JPP — and sent it to the Comissão de Assuntos Constitucionais, Direitos, Liberdades e Garantias for especialidade. That is still a projeto de lei. It has not been finally voted, promulgated, or published as law.

Civil-registry bills voted the same week are not this clinic bill.

Schools. Lei n.º 60/2009 (6 August 2009) establishes compulsory educação sexual in public basic and secondary schools. Portaria n.º 196-A/2010 regulates hours and content.

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