A group of researchers affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a systematic review focused on medical rationales for sex-normalising surgeries; the outcomes of that review were published recently (29.8.24).
This publication is truly groundbreaking, because
- it’s the first time that staff from WHO itself engage critically with the issue of medical rationale and evidence and
- based on the outcomes, the authors call for institutional action to stop those procedures.
WHO Article https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pgph.0003568
IHRA Press Release https://intersexdepath.org/global-bioethics-statement-calls-for-end-to-medically-unnecessary-intersex-surgeries/
“medically unnecessary genital surgeries imposed on prepubertal children and infants violate their right to bodily integrity and future sexual autonomy, regardless of the level of harm or benefit as judged by others, such as doctors or parents” – Dr. Brian Earp
Another article, authored by Dr. Brian Earp and co-signed by more than 150 co-authors from six continents, was also published recently (29.8.24); it argues that “medically unnecessary genital surgeries imposed on prepubertal children and infants violate their right to bodily integrity and future sexual autonomy, regardless of the level of harm or benefit as judged by others, such as doctors or parents”.
Link to the article https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15265161.2024.2353823
Link to the author’s press release https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2024/08/press-release-oxford-led-study-calls-for-end-to-medically-unnecessary-intersex-surgeries/
