Intersex rights in New Zealand

Intersex rights in New Zealand
Protection of physical integrity and bodily autonomyNo
Protection from discriminationNot tested
Access to identification documentsYes
Access to same rights as other men and womenNo
Changing M/F sex classificationsYes
Third gender or sex classificationsYes
MarriageYes

Intersex rights in New Zealand are protections and rights afforded to intersex people. Protection from discrimination is implied by the Human Rights Act and the Bill of Rights Act, but remains untested. The New Zealand Human Rights Commission states that there has seemingly been a "lack of political will to address issues involved in current practices of genital normalisation on intersex children".[1]

In March 2017, New Zealand and Australian community organizations issued a joint call for legal reform, including the criminalization of deferrable intersex medical interventions on children, an end to legal classification of sex, and improved access to peer support.[2]

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