bioethics
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Groundbreaking WHO publication calls for end of sex-normalizing surgeries
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 WHO Article https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pgph.0003568IHRA 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…
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France lacks understanding of intersex human rights violations
Amendment to the French Bioethic law cements the status quo of unconsented surgeries on infants and children Yesterday, on the 8th of October 2019, the national assembly in France has failed to prohibit non-vital surgeries on infants and children with a variation in their sex characteristics by 89 voices against 19. The now adopted amendment…
