Response to the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner's Issue Paper on Human Rights and Intersex People

Martine Cools; Margaret Simmonds; Sue Elford; Joke Gorter; S Faisal Ahmed; Franco D'Alberton; Alex Springer; Olaf Hiort; Management Committee of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Action BM1303

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2016.05.015

Response to the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner's Issue Paper on Human Rights and Intersex People

Eur Urol. 2016 Sep;70(3):407-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.05.015. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Authors

Martine Cools¹, Margaret Simmonds², Sue Elford³, Joke Gorter⁴, S Faisal Ahmed⁵, Franco D'Alberton⁶, Alex Springer⁷, Olaf Hiort⁸; Management Committee of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Action BM1303

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group, London, UK.
³ Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Support Group, Cambridge, UK.
⁴ DSD Nederland Support Group, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
⁶ Paediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁷ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁸ Division of Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27210458
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.05.015

Abstract

Intersex/disorders of sex development advocacy groups and associated health care professionals question the legitimacy of the Council of Europe issue paper, express their worries about its potentially harmful consequences, and urge the Council of Europe to consult more widely with relevant stakeholders.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Disorders of Sex Development / therapy*
Europe
Female
Human Rights*
Humans
Male
Patient Advocacy
Political Activism
Terminology as Topic
Transgender Persons*

Grants and funding

G1100236/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom