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| Region | Austria |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Full ban |
| Start Date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Court ruled that intersex medical interventions are not constitutional and should be avoided as much as possible. It ruled that such medical interventions could only be justified in exceptional cases, such as in life-threatening cases. The final judgment was published on 29 June 2018, and entered into force immediately. |
| Sources | https://www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Civil_register_-_Intersex_persons.en.php https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ |
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deleted by qcksws. Nothing in the links provided state that intersex surgeries are done on infants, its just a general law
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| Value | Not banned | Full ban |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Description | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. However, according to ILGA Database and ILGA Europe this clause is located in the non-binding part of the judgment. | The Court ruled that intersex medical interventions are not constitutional and should be avoided as much as possible. It ruled that such medical interventions could only be justified in exceptional cases, such as in life-threatening cases. The final judgment was published on 29 June 2018, and entered into force immediately. |
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| Sources | https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/countries/austria/ https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ https://database.ilga.org/austria-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/AT%20-%20JUD%20-%20Constitutional%20Court%20Judgment%20No.%2077-2018-9%2015%20June%202018%20-%20OR(de).pdf | https://www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Civil_register_-_Intersex_persons.en.php https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ |
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| Value | Full ban | Not banned |
| Start Date | Jun 30, 2018 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. However, according to ILGA Database and ILGA Europe this clause is located in the non-binding part of the judgment. |
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| Sources | https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ | https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/countries/austria/ https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ https://database.ilga.org/austria-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/AT%20-%20JUD%20-%20Constitutional%20Court%20Judgment%20No.%2077-2018-9%2015%20June%202018%20-%20OR(de).pdf |
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- Status is not correct "The ILGA is not always correct and It's banned"
- Status is not correct "It's illegal"
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| Status | Full ban |
| Start Date | Jun 30, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. |
| Sources | https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ |