Upholding rights of intersex people to obtain early health records

The Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand recently approached the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for advice on an issue faced by many intersex people in New Zealand – accessing medical records. ITANZ is part of an intersex advocacy movement and works to improve awareness, information, education and training about intersex people. Policy adviser in the privacy commissioner’s office, Vanessa Blackwood looks at the challenges involved