Delhi Asked For Status On Policy On Intersex Infants' Sex-Selective Surgery
NDTV
Sex-selective surgeries involve medical procedures performed on intersex infants, who may not display all biological differences at birth.
The Delhi High Court has asked the state government to file an up-to-date report on the status of a draft policy regarding sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants and children.
The high court passed the order after it was informed by the counsel for the Delhi government that a committee under the chairmanship of the Dean of Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) was constituted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for drafting such a policy.
It was hearing a petition seeking contempt action against the Delhi government for alleged non-compliance of the high court's September 27, 2022 order by which the state was granted eight weeks to take appropriate decision on the recommendations made by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on the issue of sex-selective surgeries.
