Date of Publication

10-21-2020

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Juris Doctor

Subject Categories

Law

College

College of Law

Department/Unit

Law

Thesis Advisor

Rosario Olivas-Quinto

Defense Panel Chair

Victoria Loanzon

Defense Panel Member

Soledad Mawis
Banuar Falcon

Abstract/Summary

“Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. In addition, Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. In some cases, intersex traits are visible at birth while in others, they are not apparent until puberty.”

This study discusses the need for a law that will protect the rights and interests of intersex individuals in the Philippines, a law that will: (a) legally recognize them; (b) normalize the treatment of intersex persons; (c) protect them from unnecessary medicalization; (d) grant them equal protection and treatment as male, female, and as intersex for those who opt not to be classified as either male or female; (e) grant them access to information, medical records, psychological and other counseling support; and (f) expeditious access to and corrections of official documents, and the recognition of intersex option in the birth certificate.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Physical Description

96 leaves

Keywords

Intersex people--Civil rights--Philippines

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5-23-2021

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