Certainty and Uncertainty in Trans-Intersex Science Politics
We shouldn’t forget that uncertainty introduces questions to grapple with that are essentially good.
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Wuest highlights the contingency of scientific claims not only in LGBTQ+ advocacy but also in legal advocacy for and against abortion access.
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Read more: Protecting Trans Children: Scientific Uncertainty and Legal Debates Over Child Custody and Access to Care Protecting Trans Children: Scientific Uncertainty and Legal Debates Over Child Custody and Access to Care
Scientific uncertainty does not mean that parents, judges, and legislators lack the information they need to serve the best interests of children.
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Read more: Biological Determinism, Scientific Uncertainty, and Reproductive Rights Biological Determinism, Scientific Uncertainty, and Reproductive Rights
As often as scientific evidence has advanced reproductive rights, abortion foes have used claims about scientific uncertainty to justify new restrictions.
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Read more: “Born This Way,” LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Politics of Uncertainty “Born This Way,” LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Politics of Uncertainty
This symposium reveals uncertainty’s relevance to abortion access, the legality of gender-affirming care, intersex rights, and child custody disputes.
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Read more: 303 Creative, Transgender Rights, and the Ongoing Culture Wars 303 Creative, Transgender Rights, and the Ongoing Culture Wars
Courts must investigate alleged government justifications to avoid rubber-stamping restrictions that do nothing but harm.
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Read more: Lift the Blood Ban, But Don’t Penalize PrEP Users Lift the Blood Ban, But Don’t Penalize PrEP Users
Excluding PrEP users significantly cuts down the de facto number of MSM who could actually donate blood, and also penalizes prevention.
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Read more: Misleading, Coercive Language in Bills Barring Trans Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care Misleading, Coercive Language in Bills Barring Trans Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care
Don’t be fooled by the savior titles and biased “evidence;” these bills are neither compassionate nor protective.
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Read more: Affirming Nondiscrimination Rights: HHS Needs to Acknowledge a Private Right of Action for Section 1557 Violations Affirming Nondiscrimination Rights: HHS Needs to Acknowledge a Private Right of Action for Section 1557 Violations
HHS should formally acknowledge that individuals have a legal right to enforce Section 1557 when they experience prohibited health care discrimination.
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Read more: The Many Harms of State Bills Blocking Youth Access to Gender-Affirming Care The Many Harms of State Bills Blocking Youth Access to Gender-Affirming Care
State legislation blocking access to gender-affirming care puts kids at risk, thwarts physician autonomy, and potentially violates federal laws.