Breaking Binaries: The Critical Need for Feminist Bioethics in Pediatric Gender-Affirming Care

Lisa Campo-Engelstein; Grayson R. Jackson; Jacob D. Moses

doi:10.1002/hast.1591

Breaking Binaries: The Critical Need for Feminist Bioethics in Pediatric Gender-Affirming Care

Lisa Campo-Engelstein
, Grayson R. Jackson
, Jacob D. Moses

Bioethics

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Abstract

This commentary responds to Moti Gorin's article “What Is the Aim of Pediatric ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care?” We argue that Gorin's case against pediatric gender-affirming care rests upon numerous false conceptual binaries: female/male, public/private, objective/subjective, and medically necessary/elective. Drawing on feminist bioethics, we show how such dichotomous thinking is both inaccurate and marginalizing of gender minorities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	55-56
Number of pages	2
Journal	Hastings Center Report
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1591
State	Published - May 1 2024

Keywords

binaries
bioethics
feminist
GAC
gender-affirming care
pediatrics

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Health(social science)
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Philosophy
Health Policy

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