Gender self-determination: "We have to ensure that decision-making is safeguarded for when they are old enough and mature enough to make that decision"Photo by Raphael Oliveira on Pexels
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Gender self-determination: "We have to ensure that decision-making is safeguarded for when they are old enough and mature enough to make that decision"

CNN Portugal26 August 2026 at 21:05

The president of the Portuguese Popular Youth, Catarina Marinho, defended the proposals of right-wing parties regarding changes to the law on gender self-determination, underscoring the need to ensure that decision-making is safeguarded for when young people have the age and maturity to make that decision.

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