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Gender reassignment is banned in Russia, Russian media report. Russian parliament has passed the relevant law in its final reading. The law establishes a ban on any medical interventions, both surgical operations and the use of medicine aimed at the formation of primary or secondary sexual characteristics of the other gender in a person. Only medical interventions related to the treatment of diseases will be allowed. It is also prohibited to change the gender in documents. All already issued certificates of gender reassignment will be canceled. Marriages in which at least one spouse has changed gender will be annulled. People who have changed gender are prohibited from adopting children, being their guardians or custodians (as of now, already adopted children will not be taken away from their families).