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| Region | New Zealand |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The New Zealand law that criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM) allows for intersex infant surgery, and the practice occurs throughout the country. |
| Sources | Intersex Roundtable Report 2016 - The practice of genital normalisation on intersex children in Aotearoa New Zealand: https://web.archive.org/web/20250703123107/https://hrc-nz-resources.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/files/5914/8124/9497/HRC_Intersex_Roundtable.pdf Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/53/en/latest/#LMS289808 Intersex children in New Zealand are routinely undergoing unnecessary surgery – that needs to change: https://theconversation.com/intersex-children-in-new-zealand-are-routinely-undergoing-unnecessary-surgery-that-needs-to-change-168936 |
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edited by carolinaslays. Improving sources (fixing 1 dead link, adding additional source) and minor copyedit/phrasing improvements
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| Description | The New Zealand law preventing FGM allows for intersex infant surgery, and the practice occurs throughout the country. | The New Zealand law that criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM) allows for intersex infant surgery, and the practice occurs throughout the country. |
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| Sources | https://hrc-nz-resources.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/files/5914/8124/9497/HRC_Intersex_Roundtable.pdf https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/member/2019/0194/9.0/whole.html#LMS289811 | Intersex Roundtable Report 2016 - The practice of genital normalisation on intersex children in Aotearoa New Zealand: https://web.archive.org/web/20250703123107/https://hrc-nz-resources.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/files/5914/8124/9497/HRC_Intersex_Roundtable.pdf Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 2020: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/53/en/latest/#LMS289808 Intersex children in New Zealand are routinely undergoing unnecessary surgery – that needs to change: https://theconversation.com/intersex-children-in-new-zealand-are-routinely-undergoing-unnecessary-surgery-that-needs-to-change-168936 |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Fixing typo
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| Description | The New Zeland law preventing FGM allows for intersex infant surgery and the practice occurs throughout the country. | The New Zealand law preventing FGM allows for intersex infant surgery, and the practice occurs throughout the country. |
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| Description | Intersex minors are not protected from invasive surgical procedures | The New Zeland law preventing FGM allows for intersex infant surgery and the practice occurs throughout the country. |
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| Sources | https://www.naumainz.studywithnewzealand.govt.nz/discover-new-zealand/life-and-culture-in-nz/being-lgbtqia | https://hrc-nz-resources.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/files/5914/8124/9497/HRC_Intersex_Roundtable.pdf https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/member/2019/0194/9.0/whole.html#LMS289811 |
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