Published October 20, 2021 | Version v1
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Introducing intersex wellbeing and rights and the INIA programme

  • 1. School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
  • 2. Andalusian School of Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
  • 3. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
  • 4. Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

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Intersex people are exposed to human rights violations all over the world. Ongoing practices of sex-normalising surgery and other medical interventions on minors too young to give informed consent encroach on their bodily autonomy. Little is known about the public health implications of bodies with variations of sex characteristics (VSC). What key issues do VSCs raise?

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Funding

INIA – Intersex- New Interdisciplinary Approaches 859869
European Commission