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| Region | Austria |
| Issue | Intersex infant surgery |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | An Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that genital surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. However, this did not ban such surgeries in practice and wasn’t legally binding. |
| Sources | https://www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Civil_register_-_Intersex_persons.en.php https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=tLSi0/F/apAvtRYISZtzIlBtnFgN5GzlookHiR4GRG7vk4BLVh8fcDWRPG87xsT0 |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Ruling was mostly about recognition. Surgery was condemned but not outright banned.
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| Value | Full ban | Not banned |
| Description | An Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that genital surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. | An Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that genital surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. However, this did not ban such surgeries in practice and wasn’t legally binding. |
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| Sources | https://www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Civil_register_-_Intersex_persons.en.php https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ | https://www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Civil_register_-_Intersex_persons.en.php https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=tLSi0/F/apAvtRYISZtzIlBtnFgN5GzlookHiR4GRG7vk4BLVh8fcDWRPG87xsT0 |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved description
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| Description | Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. | An Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that genital surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Another source to back up previous report that the ruling was non-binding and it remains legal in Austria:
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=tLSi0/F/apAvtRYISZtzIlBtnFgN5GzlookHiR4GRG7vk4BLVh8fcDWRPG87xsT0"
- Status is not correct "The ruling was non-binding.
https://database.ilga.org/austria-lgbti"
created by cosmeticplague
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Full ban |
| Start Date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Austrian court ruled on June 29, 2018, that surgery on intersex infants is unconstitutional and must be avoided in every case, with the exception of life-threatening cases. |
| Sources | https://www.vfgh.gv.at/medien/Civil_register_-_Intersex_persons.en.php https://tgeu.org/austria-intersex-genital-mutilation-not-constitutional-immediate-third-gender-recognition-ordered/ |