<P> The Yogyakarta Principles , a document with no binding effect in international human rights law , contend that `` self - determination '' used as meaning of autonomy on one 's own matters including informed consent or sexual and reproductive rights , is integral for one 's self - defined or gender identity and refused any medical procedures as a requirement for legal recognition of the gender identity of transgender . If eventually accepted by the international community in a treaty , this would make these ideas human rights in the law . The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also defines autonomy as principles of rights of a person with disability including `` the freedom to make one 's own choices , and independence of persons '' . </P>
<P> The Yogyakarta Principles , a document with no binding effect in international human rights law , contend that `` self - determination '' used as meaning of autonomy on one 's own matters including informed consent or sexual and reproductive rights , is integral for one 's self - defined or gender identity and refused any medical procedures as a requirement for legal recognition of the gender identity of transgender . If eventually accepted by the international community in a treaty , this would make these ideas human rights in the law . The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also defines autonomy as principles of rights of a person with disability including `` the freedom to make one 's own choices , and independence of persons '' . </P>
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