Ethics and Intersex

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Preface Introduction Sharon E. Sytsma The Role of Genes and Hormones in Sexual Differentiation S.F. Kemp. Towards a More Inclusive Conception of Gender-Diversity for Intersex Advocacy and Ethics D.T. Ozar. Intersex and the Rhetorics of Healing J.D. Hester. Intersex and Human Rights A.D. Dreger. International Legal Developments Protecting the Autonomy Rights of Sexual Minorities: Who Should Determine the Appropriate Treatment for an Intersex Infant? J.A. Greenberg. The Right to be Wrong: Sex and Gender Decisions M. Diamond, H. Glenn Beh. Advances in Treating (Or Not Treating) Intersexed Persons: Understanding Resistances to Change E.G. Howe. Experiments in Gender: Ethics at the Boundaries of Clinical Practice and Research T.F. Murphy. Prenatal Gender Imprinting and Medical Decision-Making: Genetic Male Neonates with Severely Inadequate Penises W.G. Reiner. Gender Identity and Intersexuality K.J. Zucker. Intersex, East and West G.L. Warne, V. Bhatia. Adult Outcomes of Feminizing Surgery S.M. Creighton. Clinical Management of Children and Adolescents with Intersex Conditions F. Pfafflin, P. Cohen-Kettenis. Psychology and Clinical Management of Vaginal Hypoplasia L.-M. Liao. The Ethics of Using Dexamethasone to Prevent Virilization of Female Fetuses S.E. Sytsma. Intersexuality, Cultural Influences and Cultural Relativism S.E. Sytsma. Authenticity and Intersexuality H.E. Stark. Christianity and Human Sexual Polymorphism: Are They Compatible? P.B. Jung. Ethics and FuturisticScientific Developments Concerning Genitoplasty J.M. Schober. Postmodern Intersex I. Morland. Index