"gatekeeping" meaning in English

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          "text": "Vaginoplasty is a major surgery with significant recovery time, and patients must be medically, socially, and emotionally prepared for success. Patients sometimes express frustration at perceived gate-keeping in requiring mental health evaluation prior to surgery, something that most cis-gender patients undergoing surgery are not required to undergo.",
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