Sat, 14th, Feb, 2026: Nina Taylor, Labor MP, Albert Park, Intersex Medical Intervention Reform for Children Passes Vic Lower House
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Kenny and Macca are joined live in the studio by Nina Taylor, Labor MP, Albert Park.
Bill protecting intersex children from unnecessary medical, interventions that has just been passed by the Vic lower house
The Victorian Government’s Bill protecting intersex children from unnecessary and irreversible medical procedures without their consent has passed in the lower house.
Intersex people are born with innate variations of sex characteristics that don’t fit medical norms for female or male bodies.
As the intersex community has grown more visible, we have learned how common unnecessary and irreversible surgeries are to individuals, particularly those who are too young to consent.
It is believed that about 1.7 per cent of the population is born with an intersex trait. There are at least 40 known intersex variations.
In October 2021, the Australian Human Rights Commission urged all Australian governments to implement measures that prevent harmful medical interventions on intersex people without personal consent.
In August 2025, the Australian Medical Association passed a motion calling for a deferral of surgical interventions for intersex people until they can give consent.
The Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025 passed the lower house without opposition on Thursday.
The Bill prohibits deferrable medical interventions until a child can decide for themselves that they want that, introducing independent oversight of proposed treatment plans.
The passing of the bill reflects decades of tireless advocacy by intersex people and community organisations, building on similar protections introduced in the ACT in 2023.
https://qnews.com.au/intersex-reform-for-childrens-medical-interventions-passes-vic-lower-house/
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