Legislation to ban surgery on intersex children fails in California Senate committee
by Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times
Jan 14, 2020
2 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A bill to ban medically unnecessary surgeries on young children born with atypical genitalia failed its first vote in the California Senate on Monday, despite supporters arguing that the legislation is key to protecting the rights of intersex people.
Advocacy groups for intersex people, who have differences in their reproductive or
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