the gender and sex development programme includes consultation with neuroologieses, surgeons and psychologists>> the decision that is appropriate is the one they feel comfortable with. >> in a perfect world we wouldn't do surgery unless there was a medical reason it had to be done. >> it's a debate raising questions about consent. gender identity and patient rites >>> and ashar quraishi joins us now from chicago. have things changed uniformly in terms of the way intersex infants are treated. we saw a forward-looking programme in chicago, is that widely held best practice? >> well, activists say that's the best practice. there should be a waiting period. parents thu not drive the treatment, surgery, until a child is old enough as to whether or not they want the surgery. malta became the first country in the world banning surgery on intersex surgery until they make it for themselves. again, a lot of people talk about the research when it comes to how we look at intersex individuals, how you treat them, and a wholistic approach is what is used in chicago. they have psychologists who work with end