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| Region | Austria |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. However, according to ILGA Database and ILGA Europe this clause is located in the non-binding part of the judgment. |
| Sources | https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/countries/austria/ https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ https://database.ilga.org/austria-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/AT%20-%20JUD%20-%20Constitutional%20Court%20Judgment%20No.%2077-2018-9%2015%20June%202018%20-%20OR(de).pdf |
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Full ban | Not banned |
| Start Date | Jun 30, 2018 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. However, according to ILGA Database and ILGA Europe this clause is located in the non-binding part of the judgment. |
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| Sources | https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ | https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/countries/austria/ https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ https://database.ilga.org/austria-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/AT%20-%20JUD%20-%20Constitutional%20Court%20Judgment%20No.%2077-2018-9%2015%20June%202018%20-%20OR(de).pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Full ban |
| Start Date | Jun 30, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that medical interventions on intersex people should be avoided as much as possible and can only be justified in life-threatening cases. |
| Sources | https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ |