The ACT government has introduced a bill to protect intersex people from unnecessary medical interventions.
Intersex Human Rights Australia is calling for other governments to adopt similar legislation.
If passed, new services will support a decision-making framework for families of intersex children, an establishment of a specialist unit in the Canberra Hospital, and training packages for health professionals.Intersex people are born with variations in sex characteristics where genitals or features like breasts or facial hair do not fit medical and social norms for female or male bodies.
But those affected by medical intervention have reported numerous lifelong health issues like poor sexual function, according to an Australian Human Rights Commission report.
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