When the Law of Scientific Evidence Collides with Medical Practice
The calculus involved in revoking the shaken baby syndrome diagnosis needs careful evaluation.
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Read more: Certainty and Uncertainty in Trans-Intersex Science Politics 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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Read more: Gender-Affirming Care, Abortion, and the Politics of Science: A Response to Wuest’s ‘Born this Way’ Gender-Affirming Care, Abortion, and the Politics of Science: A Response to Wuest’s ‘Born this Way’
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.
