: HC notice to Delhi government on plea seeking ban on sex-selective surgeries on intersex children #IndiaNEWS The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Aam Aadmi Party government and the

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HC notice to Delhi government on plea seeking ban on sex-selective surgeries on intersex children #IndiaNEWS
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Aam Aadmi Party government and the Capital’s child rights commission on a petition seeking to ban sex-selective surgeries on children and infants born with “intersex� traits except in life-threatening situations, reported The Indian Express.According to the petition filed by non-governmental trust Srishti Madurai Educational Research Foundation, intersex people are those who are born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not fit the typical definitions of female or male.The organisation claims to have carried out extensive work on matters related to human rights violations of intersex people, reported The Hindu. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh asked the AAP government and Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights to respond to the notice by October 11.The foundation cited an opinion of the Delhi child rights body against such surgeries in the matter. It also argued that the Supreme Court has held that residents cannot be forced to undergo medical procedures for legal recognition of their gender identity.The organisation said that the Madras High Court had in a verdict in April 2019 directed the Tamil Nadu government to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children.“There are many national and international precedents that support the argument of how...Read more

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