Systemic discrimination against transgender individuals due to mismanagement of healthcare data
Rete Lenford are preparing a legal strategy to address systemic discrimination faced by transgender individuals in Italy due to the mismanagement of personal data by public healthcare entities. In the Italian context, personal identity is closely intertwined with digital records, and failures in data processing often produce tangible obstacles to accessing healthcare.
Many transgender individuals must rely solely on general information channels, often not known to the general public, or individual medical initiative, rather than being systematically included in publicly funded programmes. This misalignment ultimately undermines their effective enjoyment of the right to health and denies them equal access to services that are routinely available to the rest of the population.
Systemic discrimination against transgender individuals due to mismanagement of healthcare data
Organisation Name
Rete Lenford
Country/Jurisdiction
Italy
Amount Granted
EUR 24,000
Current Status
Ongoing
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Grant type
Pre-litigation Research Support
Description
Rete Lenford are preparing a legal strategy to address systemic discrimination faced by transgender individuals in Italy due to the mismanagement of personal data by public healthcare entities. In the Italian context, personal identity is closely intertwined with digital records, and failures in data processing often produce tangible obstacles to accessing healthcare.
Many transgender individuals must rely solely on general information channels, often not known to the general public, or individual medical initiative, rather than being systematically included in publicly funded programmes. This misalignment ultimately undermines their effective enjoyment of the right to health and denies them equal access to services that are routinely available to the rest of the population.
"personal identity is closely intertwined with digital records, and failures in data processing often produce tangible obstacles to [transgender individuals] accessing healthcare"
Strategic Goal
The proper processing of transgender individuals’ data, preventing both the failure to involve them in healthcare services, treatments, or prevention initiatives related to their sex assigned at birth, and the risk of forced outing in cases where they are appropriately included in such services or initiatives.