ACT to introduce tough new laws to restrict medical procedures on intersex children, 7. 30

The ACT is set to introduce tough new laws that will restrict medical procedures on intersex children that s people born with biological sex characteristics that don t fit a typical male or female body. Advocates say it s a move in the right direction, and many intersex people have suffered lifelong harm after medical procedures were done without their consent. Jason Om reports. Subscribe: ABC News Indepth takes you deeper on the big stories, with longform journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content adfree on ABC iview: For more from ABC News, click here: Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: