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| Region | Switzerland |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | Apr 18, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In April 2019, the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva adopted two motions (no. 2491 and no. 2541) aimed at banning non-vital surgical procedures on intersex children at cantonal level. In March 2022, the Federal Council was considering another motion (22.3355) which urges the Federal Council to present a bill to prohibit any irreversible and non-consensual surgical or hormonal interventions on the sexual characteristics of intersex children. This measure also allows interventions that are necessary to avoid a life-threatening situation or a danger to the child's health. |
| Sources | https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/avancee-inedite-contre-la-mutilation-des-intersexes-700222561634 https://database.ilga.org/switzerland-lgbti |
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| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | Apr 18, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In April 2019, the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva adopted two motions (no. 2491 and no. 2541) aimed at banning non-vital surgical procedures on intersex children at cantonal level. In March 2022, the Federal Council was considering another motion (22.3355) which urges the Federal Council to present a bill to prohibit any irreversible and non-consensual surgical or hormonal interventions on the sexual characteristics of intersex children. This measure also allows interventions that are necessary to avoid a life-threatening situation or a danger to the child's health. |
| Sources | https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/avancee-inedite-contre-la-mutilation-des-intersexes-700222561634 https://database.ilga.org/switzerland-lgbti |