'Normalising' surgeries still conducted on intersex kids despite human rights concerns
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'Normalising' surgeries still conducted on intersex kids despite human rights concerns Some medical professionals are still performing 'sex-normalising' surgeries on children born intersex despite ethical concerns, according to a review by Australian and international researchers. The team
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-08-29 10:25:17+00:00.

Original Title: ‘Sex-normalising’ surgeries on children born intersex are still being performed, motivated by distressed parents and the goal of aligning the child’s appearance with a sex. Researchers say such surgeries should not be done without full informed consent, which makes them inappropriate for children.