Text of CT SB 388 (2019)

An Act Concerning Intersex Persons.

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LCO No. 2503 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 388 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2503 *02503* Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A PERSON'S INTERSEX STATUS OR CHARACTERISTICS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit discrimination 1 against a person on the basis of such person's intersex status or 2 characteristics, (2) prohibit any licensed health care provider from 3 engaging in medically unnecessary surgeries on an intersex person 4 without such person's consent, and (3) provide for a third option for 5 gender designation on state documentation and personal identification 6 records. 7 Statement of Purpose: To address the needs of the intersex community who have suffered from discrimination, unnecessary surgery and inaccurate documentation of their gender by providing relief from such issues.