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| Region | France |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The French government has reportedly not attempted to protect intersex infants from genital "normalisation" surgery. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/france/ - Section 6.6, Paragraph 9 |
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edited by jadeywadey. bad entry overall
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| Value | Parental approval required | Not banned |
| Description | Intersex people, especially minors on the decision of their parents or doctors, may undergo medical interventions not felt to make their body more typically male or female. The associations denounce these interventions as mutilations suffered by intersex childs115, as the UN Committee against Torture which recommended to France “to take legislative, administrative or other measures necessary to ensure the physical integrity of intersex persons” | The French government has reportedly not attempted to protect intersex infants from genital "normalisation" surgery. |
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| Sources | https://www.vie-publique.fr/eclairage/276243-droits-lgbt-lutte-contre-les-discriminations-et-politique-de-legalite | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/france/ - Section 6.6, Paragraph 9 |
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created by theo_paris
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| Status | Parental approval required |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Intersex people, especially minors on the decision of their parents or doctors, may undergo medical interventions not felt to make their body more typically male or female. The associations denounce these interventions as mutilations suffered by intersex childs115, as the UN Committee against Torture which recommended to France “to take legislative, administrative or other measures necessary to ensure the physical integrity of intersex persons” |
| Sources | https://www.vie-publique.fr/eclairage/276243-droits-lgbt-lutte-contre-les-discriminations-et-politique-de-legalite |