[Legal framework for the care of trans people]

In addition to the Code of Ethics, the legal framework protecting transgender people in their medical care is very limited. The conclusions of different reports or opinions, notably from the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights, show that transgender individuals are often faced with a great lack of understanding on the part of health care providers. This ultimately leads to discrimination, and therefore to abuse. Improving their care is important in order to limit this discrimination and, consequently, the factors of over-victimization.