Entry #14070: Intersex infant surgery in Benin

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RegionBenin
IssueIntersex infant surgery
StatusNot banned
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End Date(none)
DescriptionThere 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."
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti

https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2015-08/


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edited by Nathan. adding legal source and desc

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DescriptionThere 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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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."
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbtihttps://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti

https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2015-08/
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https://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2015-08/

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StatusNot banned
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionThere is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Benin.
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti