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Intersex Surgeries: Who Chooses My Body?

All over the world, children with intersex traits are being operated on to be sex assigned at birth - sometimes with devastating consequences.

The UN says as many as 1.7%% of the world have intersex traits - that's the same as the number of people with red hair. All over the world, children with intersex traits are being operated on to be sex assigned at birth - sometimes with devastating consequences. Megha Mohan explores the hidden world of intersex children.

20 minutes

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Mon 28 Jan 201909:10GMT
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