Cody is intersex and hopes draft Australian-first laws will protect others born like them | ABC News

The ACT government has released a draft bill that would make it the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban deferrable medical treatments on intersex people’s sex characteristics, until that person is old enough to make that decision themselves. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on Twitter: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.