“By performing this needless surgery, the state and doctors told M.C. that he was not acceptable or loveable the way he was born.” –Pam Crawford, Mother of M.C.

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Preserving the civil rights of children born with variations of sex anatomy

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The following explore informed consent for intersex infants, children and young adults:

  • An Emerging Ethical and Medical Dilemma: Should Physicians Perform Sex Assignment on Infants with Ambiguous Genitalia?
  • David Reimer’s Legacy: Limiting Parental Discretion
  • Ethical Concerns Related to Treating Gender Nonconformity in Childhood and Adolescence: Lessons From the Family Court of Australia
  • “First Do No Harm”–The Fiction of Legal Parental Consent to Genital-Normalizing Surgery on Intersexed Infants
  • Background of Colombia Decisions (an Intersex Society of North America overview in English of legal cases in Colombia with US relevance to informed consent)
  • International Legal Developments Protecting the Autonomy Rights of Sexual Minorities: Who Should Determine the Appropriate Treatment for an Intersex infant?
  • Who Decides? Genital-Normalizing Surgery on Intersexed Infants
  • Moving Toward an International Standard in Informed Consent: The Impact of Intersexuality and the Internet on the Standard of Care
  • Letter by Anne Tamar-Mattis, JD & Dr. Milton Diamond in response to Managing Variation in Sex Development in the Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice

 

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