Via David Wilton at Male Circumcision and HIV, here’s an excellent report by Russia Today that looks at unnecessary surgery and experimentation on intersexed children in the U.S.
The connection with the unquestionable human rights of male children is obvious, but this issue stands on its own. Medical need is the only valid justification for surgical intervention in children. Being different is not enough. As long as the child is healthy, parents and physicians must refrain from forcing conformity. Let the child decide.