title: Response to the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner's Issue Paper on Human Rights and Intersex People.
abstract: Intersex/disorders of sex development advocacy groups and associated health care professionals question the legitimacy of the Council of Europe issue paper, express their worries about its potentially harmful consequences, and urge the Council of Europe to consult more widely with relevant stakeholders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: martine.cools@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cools
authors.affiliation: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group, London, UK.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simmonds
authors.affiliation: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Support Group, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elford
authors.affiliation: DSD Nederland Support Group, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joke
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorter
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: S Faisal
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Alberton
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: olaf.hiort@uksh.de.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hiort
mesh_terms: D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D000074439:Political Activism; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D063106:Transgender Persons