welcome

Welcome to Advocates for Informed Choice (AIC), formerly known as the Institute for Intersex Children and the Law! Founded in 2006 through an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, AIC is the first organization in the country to undertake a coordinated strategy of legal advocacy for the rights of children with intersex conditions or DSDs.

mission statement 

Advocates for Informed Choice uses innovative legal strategies to advocate for the civil rights of children born with variations of reproductive or sexual anatomy. The project:

• engages parents, doctors, attorneys and intersex activists in strategy discussions;

• stimulates legal dialogue about the fundamental rights of children born with intersex conditions or DSDs; and

• employs traditional and non-traditional legal tools to ensure justice for children born with intersex conditions or DSDs.

These activities are grounded in a sense of respect and compassion for the children, parents, doctors and intersex adults involved.

The AIC web site is a growing and dynamic resource that will be regularly updated with new information and resources. Please visit us often or ask to receive periodic email announcements about new resources on our web site.

aic articles on line

Among the legal analysis and advice that AIC provides, is an ongoing column in the monthly medical journal, Endocrine Today. Here are links to our most recent columns:

Medical decision-making and the child with a DSD
November 2008

Easing transitions with gender assignment
December 2008

Gonadectomy, sterilization and the child with disorders of sex development
February 2009

What about the locker room?
March 2009