Why are doctors and parents so quick to seek a surgical "fix" for babies who are born intersex?
A) Intersex babies face serious health risks later in life.
B) An ambiguously sexed person seems threatening and disturbing in Western society.
C) Doctors and parents can always tell the sex a baby was meant to be.
D) It is impossible to change a baby's sex later in life.

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Ambiguously sexed babies challenge societal norms and can create discomfort and uncertainty for families and medical professionals. This leads to a rush to "fix" the baby through surgery to conform to binary gender norms. However, intersex activists and medical professionals argue that surgery should not be the first option and that intersex individuals should have autonomy over their own bodies.

Why Are Doctors and Parents So Quick to Seek a Surgical