Sex verification tests: ethical, legal and social aspects.
Indian J Med Ethics
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2013 Jan-Mar ; 10 (1): 49-51
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-153551
ABSTRACT
Lay people often wonder at all the fuss about identifying the biological sex of an individual. They may recall a granny or midwife, immediately after a delivery, even in the dim light, declaring with ease that it’s a girl, or a boy, to the rejoicing crowd waiting eagerly outside the delivery room. When it is so simple, why are doctors, sports administrators and investigators making such a hue and cry about this? How do you identify the biological sex of an individual? What is this fuss about sex verification tests? Are they the same as gender verification tests? What are the ethical, legal and social aspects of these sex verification tests? I will try to answer some of these questions.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Sex Determination Analysis
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Disorders of Sex Development
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Sports
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Women's Rights
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Humans
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Mandatory Testing
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Patient Rights
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India
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Ethics
Journal subject:
Ethics
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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