`` M.C . '' was born with both male and female organs . He had a penis, but it didn't grow into the body like normal boys do. The child , now 8 years old , is living as a boy and refuses to be called a girl . But the adoptive father said the real intent of the lawsuit `` is just to uphold these constitutional principles -- integrity of a person 's body , and some kind of due process for infants where people around them in power are considering doing surgeries like this . '' State social services agency and a hospital spokeswoman decline to comment .
`` M.C . '' was born with both male and female organs . He had a penis, but it didn't grow into the body like normal boys do. The child , now 8 years old , is living as a boy and refuses to be called a girl . State social services agency and a hospital spokeswoman decline to comment .