The was a<unk>  regarding the legality of sex reassignment surgery in Japan. In the mid-20th century, the term "blue<unk> " was slang for a transgender or transvestite person who was assigned male at birth. In 1965, a doctor performed sex reassignment surgical operations on three trans women. The doctor was prosecuted for violating eugenics laws and was found guilty of violating Clause 28 of the Eugenics Protection Law. The law prohibited any surgery deemed unnecessary that caused sterilization. After the<unk> , sex reassignment surgeries were not performed again until 1998. However, the media coverage of the<unk>  increased general knowledge of sex reassignment surgery and the transgender community in Japan.
Blue boy trial
MECIF Protocol
Montreal experiments
Terre Haute prison experiments
Well-woman examination
Clinical prediction rule
Wiley protocol
QUOROM flow chart