En Chile decimos / In Chile we say

Issue 2

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

En Chile decimos / In Chile we say

Otto Etraud

Cartoon black and white image depicting a group of people demonstrating together and holding signs. The sign at the top reads in Spanish: ‘End of Circular number 7’. To the right, an intersex flag flies. Below, a group of people hold a sign in Spanish that says: ‘End genital mutilation of intersex children and adolescents’. The caption reads: Circular 7 is a government policy of the Chilean Health Ministry introduced in 2016. It rescinded an earlier 2015 Circular that instructed the end of normalising surgeries. Circular 7 allows doctors to undertake surgical interventions on intersex children and adolescents. — ‘End of Circular number 7’
‘End genital mutilation of intersex children and adolescents’

Circular 7 is a government policy of the Chilean Health Ministry introduced in 2016. It rescinded an earlier 2015 Circular that instructed the end of normalising surgeries. Circular 7 allows doctors to undertake surgical interventions on intersex children and adolescents.

Issue 2 Otto Etraud