Taking the Long Way Around: Towards A Depathologized Ethical Framework of Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
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Published:2023
Issue:4
Volume:51
Page:926-937
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ISSN:1073-1105
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Container-title:Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J. Law. Med. Ethics
Author:
Kariyawasam NavinORCID,
Rai Nanky
Abstract
AbstractPolitical debate regarding trans youth’s access to gender-affirming care (GAC) has pushed many to advocate for GAC by pointing to tragic, pathological outcomes of non-treatment, namely suicide. However, these pathologized arguments are a harmful ethical “shortcut” which should be replaced by a meaningful engagement with the ethics of providing GAC to youth.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)