The PSD submitted a bill to reintroduce medical validation for legal gender and name changes in the civil registry (registo civil), reversing a procedure that had removed mandatory medical checks; however, MP Bruno Vitorino has already asked that the proposal be withdrawn amid internal party opposition. If the bill proceeds it would affect the legal process for trans people and those seeking name changes; watch parliamentary debates and civil-registry guidance for any procedural shifts.

Update: Debate set for March 19; minors would be excluded

Parliament has scheduled debate on the proposal for 19 March. The draft would end the current option for 16- to 18-year-olds to change name and gender with parental authorisation and would require medical and psychological reports, while allowing exceptions for intersex people; the bill follows an earlier, stricter proposal from Chega and has drawn criticism from experts and dissent within the PSD.