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| Region | California |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | While California has no laws specifically for intersex infant surgeries, hospitals may offer it. Federally it is not banned, as multiple other states have banned it. Intersex is also named Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) and may not be offered unless it's medically necessary like giving the child medical issues that need to be addressed, like endangering the child's life span. |
| Sources | https://urology.ucsf.edu/patient-care/children/genital-anomalies/disorders-of-sex-development https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics/differences-in-sex-development-dsd-clinic https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/services/dsd.html |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Full ban. medical reasons shouldn't make it ambiguous and also another source too.
https://apnews.com/article/health-california-san-francisco-scott-wiener-265b152fda827aa4f1ec949d2a50ba00"
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Revision History (2)
edited by qcksws. Added better sources for California specific residence, added more information about intersex surgeries
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Ambiguous |
| Description | No US state has enacted a ban on surgeries that attempt to change an intersex minors sex without their consent. | While California has no laws specifically for intersex infant surgeries, hospitals may offer it. Federally it is not banned, as multiple other states have banned it. Intersex is also named Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) and may not be offered unless it's medically necessary like giving the child medical issues that need to be addressed, like endangering the child's life span. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/united-states-of-america-lgbti | https://urology.ucsf.edu/patient-care/children/genital-anomalies/disorders-of-sex-development https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics/differences-in-sex-development-dsd-clinic https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/services/dsd.html |
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created by Unknownmiles
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No US state has enacted a ban on surgeries that attempt to change an intersex minors sex without their consent. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/united-states-of-america-lgbti |