INTERSEX people in Germany have been invited to participate and observe proceedings in an historic public consultation and dialog “on the situation of people with intersexuality [sic] in Germany”. The event has been organized by Deutscher Ethikrat – The German Ethics Council – and its participants include ‘experts’ in intersex, medical people, lawyers, parents of intersex people and some intersex people themselves, especially Ins A Kromminga of OII’s German affiliate IVIM – Internationale Vereinigung Intergeschlechtlicher Menschen – International Association of Intersex People.

Deutscher Ethikrat: Zur Situation von Menschen mit Intersexualität in Deutschland – click to go to the web page in German

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On the situation of people with intersexuality in Germany

Public consultation and dialogue

Wednesday · 8 Juni 2011 · 10:00 to 17:00 clock
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
Leibniz-Saal
Markgrafenstraße 38
10117 Berlin

On the subject of

The German Ethics Council is currently working on behalf of the Federal Government a statement on the situation of people with intersexuality in Germany. The aim of the opinion is to the situation and the challenges for people with intersex differentiated work up. In a multi-level discourse processes like the Ethics Council dialogue with patients and their self-help organizations and experts continue, he and his public event intersexuality – life between the sexes in June 2010 had already been taken.

Against this background, the German Ethics Council on 2 May 2011 in a first step, a survey of people with intersexuality started from the place where all stakeholders can participate. This consultation is open until 19 June 2011.

In addition to this survey of stakeholders of Ethics doctors, therapists, social scientists and lawyers with relevant expertise has asked for a written opinion.

A second step to drafting the opinion, a public hearing is planned, were invited to the persons with intersexuality and experts from various disciplines. A detailed program will be announced shortly on this.

You are cordially invited to participate as observers in the hearing.

Program

10:00
Welcome
Prof. Dr. iur. Edzard Schmidt-Jortzig · Chairman of the German Ethics Council
Dr. phil. Michael Wunder · member of the German Ethics Council

10:10
Forum 1: medical treatment, indication, agreement
Prof. Dr. phil. Hertha Richter-Appelt · Transit Assistant Director of the Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Prof. Dr. Paul Martin Holterhus · Director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes division of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel
Lucie Veith · Chairman of intersexed people e. V.
Diana Hartmann
Bianca Classen · representative of the AGS parent initiative
Julia Marie Kriegler · member of the group of parents xy-women
Dr. iur. Sonja Roth sleeves · lecturer in bioethics and medical law at the Faculty of Law from the University of Augsburg

10:45
Survey by the Ethics Board and experts together

12:15
Questions and contributions from the audience, mediated by public prosecutors

13:00
Pause

14:00
Forum 2: quality of life, social situation and perspectives of people with intersex
Dr. iur. Angela Kolbe · winner of the German Studies Award of the Körber-Stiftung
PD Dr. Michael Grone Mountains · lecturer at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Ins A Kromminga · International Association of Intersex People (IVIM)
Daniela Truffer · Chairwoman of Zwischengeschlecht.org
Dr. phil. Katinka Swiss · Scientific assistant at the Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

14:30
Survey by the Ethics Board and experts together

16:00
Questions and contributions from the audience, mediated by public prosecutors

16:45
Closing remarks and farewell
Dr. phil. Michael Wunder · member of the German Ethics Council

17:00
End