; Whereas three former Surgeons General of the United States have agreed that early, nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children can cause severe and irreversible physical harm and emotional distress and violate an individual’s right to personal autonomy over their own future , clearly infring[ing] on the child’s right to physical integrity, preservation of sexual and gender identity, and procreative freedom ; Whereas the Department of State has commemorated Intersex Awareness Day by recognizing the harm of these surgeries, stating that at a young age, intersex persons routinely face forced medical surgeries without free or informed consent. These interventions jeopardize their physical integrity and ability to live freely ; Whereas the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) opposes medically-unnecessary genital surgeries performed on intersex children and states that Genital surgeries should only be recommended as medically necessary for intersex infants and children for the purpose of resolving significant functional impairment or reducing imminent and substantial risk of developing a health- or life-threatening condition ; Whereas the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, in its Standards of Care Version 8, recommends that providers treating intersex children delay genital surgery, gonadal surgery, or both, so as to optimize the children’s self-determination and ability to participate in the decision based on informed consent.