Victoria passes law protecting intersex kids from unneeded surgery

Victoria passes law protecting intersex kids from unneeded surgery

Victorian Parliament has passed a new law that protects intersex children from being given unnecessary medical procedures without consent.

New law bans unnecessary medical procedures on intersex children in Victoria

Protestors holding an intersex flag march in Serbia. This image is being used to accompany a story about a law banning unnecessary procedures on intersex children in Victoria, Australia. Wikimedia Commons The Australian state of Victoria has passed a new law which protects intersex children from unnecessary irreversible medical procedures until they are old enough to make the decision for themselves. Victoria is the first Australian state to pas…

Victoria bans non-urgent surgery on intersex children - The Indian Sun

Victoria has passed new laws prohibiting non-urgent medical interventions on infants and children born with variations in sex characteristics until they are able to give informed consent. Parliament approved the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025 on Thursday, making Victoria the first state and the second jurisdiction in Australia to enshrine such protections in law. The legislation applies to peop…

New Laws Protecting Intersex People From Unnecessary Medical Procedures Pass In Victoria

The Victorian Parliament has passed landmark legislation protecting children born with variations in sex characteristics from unnecessary medical procedures without their consent, in a move celebrated by Intersex advocates and ... The post New Laws Protecting Intersex People From Unnecessary Medical Procedures Pass In Victoria appeared first on Star Observer.

Victorian Parliament passes intersex medical intervention reform

Dean Arcuri The Victorian Parliament has passed laws banning unnecessary medical interventions on children born with variations in sex characteristics. The Bill […] The post Victorian Parliament passes intersex medical intervention reform appeared first on QNews.