sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies
Article Title
The Case of M.C. – An Argument for Legal, Medical, and Social Recognition of Ambiguity
Abstract
This paper is an examination of the interconnectedness of juridical, medical, and social constructs surrounding intersex/DSD (Difference/Disorder of Sex Development) sex assignment surgeries. Looking at a pending court case involving a child that was in state custody at the time of their sex assignment surgery, we can observe the influences of the medical industry’s tendency to treat intersex conditions like disabilities, as sites of therapeutic interventions. These pathologized intrusions become government-sanctioned interventions that are supported by, and in turn bolster, societal expectations of conformity and normalcy.
Publication Date
2015
Recommended Citation
Beight, Debra
(2015)
"The Case of M.C. – An Argument for Legal, Medical, and Social Recognition of Ambiguity,"
sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies: Vol. 8, Article 5.
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https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/sprinkle/vol8/iss1/5
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