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Region | Benin |
Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
Status | Not banned |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Benin. Article 186 of the Children's Code of Benin states: "Surgical operations on the genital organs performed under medical prescription are excluded from the forms of sexual mutilation." |
Sources | https://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2015-08/ |
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Description | There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Benin. | There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Benin. Article 186 of the Children's Code of Benin states: "Surgical operations on the genital organs performed under medical prescription are excluded from the forms of sexual mutilation." |
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Sources | https://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti | https://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2015-08/ |
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