US Medical Association Stands Against Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries

October 25, 2017 Video US: Doctors Still Do Harmful Surgeries on Intersex Kids Medical professional associations should enact standards of care for intersex children that rule out medically unnecessary surgery before patients are old enough to consent. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), one of the United States’ oldest and largest medical organizations, has issued a policy opposing medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. “Intersex” refers to the up to 1.7 percent of the population born with a range of bodily traits that do not fit conventional expectations of…

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