Current Version
| Region | India |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Surgery on intersex infants is only banned (excluding life-saving situations) in the state of Tamil-Nadu. "Tamil Nadu became the first and only Indian state to prohibit sex assignment surgeries on infants in 2019, following a directive from the Madras High Court. The state banned these surgeries unless they were deemed necessary to save the baby's life." |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/29/indian-court-decides-favor-informed-consent-rights-intersex-people https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/how-indias-saving-intersex-babies-from-useless-surgeries/ar-AA1fUFQx https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/29/indian-state-bans-unnecessary-surgery-intersex-children https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2024/04/08/supreme-court-centre-reply-ban-intersex-surgery-children.html |
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| Description | Surgery on intersex infants is only banned (excluding life-saving situations) in the state of Tamil-Nadu. | Surgery on intersex infants is only banned (excluding life-saving situations) in the state of Tamil-Nadu. "Tamil Nadu became the first and only Indian state to prohibit sex assignment surgeries on infants in 2019, following a directive from the Madras High Court. The state banned these surgeries unless they were deemed necessary to save the baby's life." |
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/29/indian-court-decides-favor-informed-consent-rights-intersex-people https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/how-indias-saving-intersex-babies-from-useless-surgeries/ar-AA1fUFQx | https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/29/indian-court-decides-favor-informed-consent-rights-intersex-people https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/how-indias-saving-intersex-babies-from-useless-surgeries/ar-AA1fUFQx https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/29/indian-state-bans-unnecessary-surgery-intersex-children https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2024/04/08/supreme-court-centre-reply-ban-intersex-surgery-children.html |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Surgery on intersex infants is only banned (excluding life-saving situations) in the state of Tamil-Nadu. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/29/indian-court-decides-favor-informed-consent-rights-intersex-people https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/how-indias-saving-intersex-babies-from-useless-surgeries/ar-AA1fUFQx |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Tamil Nadu should be green, indicating that IGM is banned.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/29/indian-court-decides-favor-informed-consent-rights-intersex-people"