shelve a bill in the Legislature that would have banned unnecessary medical procedures on infants who are intersex. Senate Bill 201, which died in committee in January, would have postponed surgeries on intersex infants until they turn 6 years old unless they are needed to protect the health of the child.
Intersex individuals are born with both male and female genitalia and often undergo surgery shortly after birth to assign them to one gender.
Because the procedures are mostly irreversible, it can present complications to the person later in life if they determine they are the opposite gender.The study showed that some 60% of those sampled showed indications of depression and/or anxiety via use of a screening tool, according to Jason D..