Reported about 1 year ago
Many intersex individuals like Vera Cowell have suffered traumatic childhood gender-assignment surgeries without consent, shielded by laws banning transgender healthcare for minors. Despite claims to protect children from 'gender ideology', laws allowing surgeries on intersex infants and teenagers have exemptions in 81% of US bills restricting trans healthcare. Critics argue that these surgeries, viewed as intersex genital mutilation, enforce the gender binary and deprive individuals of bodily autonomy. The ethical and medical risks of early intersex medical interventions are questioned, with intersex activists advocating for informed consent for all procedures.
Source: YAHOO