AHRC Paper: “Surgery on intersex infants and human rights”

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released a paper titled Surgery on intersex infants and human rights.

We deeply regret the report's equivocation on surgery to modify the appearance of intersex infants and children. The report acknowledges such interventions without commenting on their necessity or lifelong consequences.

Update: following the launch of a new inquiry into these practices in 2017, the 2009 report now carries a disclaimer.

It is available for download here.

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Our Australian staff and board live and work on First Nations lands. We recognise that sovereignty over this land was never ceded and that this always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the continued connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to land, waterways and community and pay our respects to all First Nations people.

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