The exercise of family power versus the autonomy of the intersexed minor in the light of personality rights

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2022.58.11910

Keywords:

Autonomia da Vontade. Direitos da Personalidade. Intersexualidade. Poder Familiar.

Abstract

The intersexuality is a biological and physical condition identified by the birth of a person with characteristics (morphological, endocrinological and genetic) related to male and female, but, for the purposes of this research, only intersex cases characterized by genital ambiguity were considered. In Brazil there is no specific law that deal with the subject and for the traditional medical approach the indicated is that, once the intersexuality is verified, soon after the child is born, she must be undergo to medical examinations to determine its predominant sex and, subsequently, be submitted to a surgery to “correct” the genital. However, the procedure is invasive and represents an affront to a range of fundamental and personality rights, in particular the rights to identity and physical integrity. The present study aims to analyze the limits of family power and the possibility of recognination of the minor’s autonomy at the expense of the practice of surgical “correction” in the intersex newborns. The methodology used was the theoretical research, which consists in the consulting of websites, books, articles and laws related to the theme.

Author Biography

Valeria Silva Galdino Cardin, Centro Universitário de Maringá (UniCesumar) – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Jurídicas

Pós-Doutora em Direito pela Universidade de Lisboa. Doutora e Mestre em Direito das Relações Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Docente da Universidade Estadual de Maringá e no Programa de Pós-Graduação de Doutorado e Mestrado em Ciências Jurídicas da Universidade Cesumar. Pesquisadora e Bolsista Produtividade ICETI. Advogada no Paraná. E-mail: valeria@galdino.adv.br

Published

2022-11-04

How to Cite

Bernardes da Silveira Oliveira dos Santos, J., & Cardin, V. S. G. (2022). The exercise of family power versus the autonomy of the intersexed minor in the light of personality rights . Law in Debate Journal, 31(58), e11910. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2022.58.11910