Surgery on intersex infants and human rights

[Natasha]

Surgery on intersex infants and human rights

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/07/surgery-on-intersex-infants-and-human.html
Zoe Brain
7/10/09

During 2008, the Australian Human Rights Commission undertook a project on human rights and sex and gender diversity. Following consultations with the sex and gender diverse community, the Commission focused its work for 2008-09 on a project examining the legal recognition of sex on documents and government records. However, many other human rights issues were raised with the Commission during this consultation. One of the issues identified as a priority human rights issue by people who identify as intersex was surgical intervention on intersex infants. As a result, the Commission undertook to raise greater awareness of the human rights implications of this issue.