The Intersex Society of North America Recommends That "Surgeries Done

The Intersex Society of North America recommends that "Surgeries done to make the genitals look 'more normal' should not be performed until a child is mature enough to make an informed decision for herself or himself." Normally, doctors would always try to involve a patient in her treatment, so why is this advice necessary?

A) There are serious health risks associated with being born intersexed that must always be addressed immediately.
B) So few people are born intersexed that no one knows about them.
C) In our society, the prospect of an ambiguously sexed person seems so threatening that surgical procedures are used long before a child is old enough to know what's happening.
D) Intersex is based on secondary, not primary, sex characteristics, and these won't develop until later in life.
E) Nature almost always gives hints as to which sex a child belongs in.