March 29, 2001
Intersexuals launch a movement to stop doctors from
Intersexuals launch a movement to stop doctors from
Doctors have standards which they use to determine the "normality" of a newborn's genitalia. For a boy, a baby must have a phallus longer than 2 centimeters, with a urethra opening at the tip that releases urine, and a scrotum that contains testes. If the penis is significantly smaller than 2 centimeters the baby may be reassigned a female, even if he has testes. A clitoris longer than 1 centimeter is considered unacceptably enlarged and is shaved down purely for purposes of looking normal.
Posted by rshah at March 29, 2001 12:00 PM