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Establishment of Rat Models Mimicking Gender-affirming Hormone Therapies

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Transsexuality: Legal and ethical challenges.

Bernard M Dickens¹

¹Faculty of Law, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Gender-affirming care, including surgical and psychological preparation, addresses gender dysphoria. Legal frameworks increasingly support transgender rights, including for minors, despite societal opposition.

Keywords:

Adolescent evolving capacity Gender dysphoria Induced infertility Legal minors Male motherhood Sex change Transsexuality

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Medical and Legal Aspects of Gender Transition

Background:

Gender-change procedures aim to align physical characteristics with gender identity, treating gender dysphoria.
These procedures encompass surgical interventions like hysterectomy (female to male) and creation of artificial vaginas (male to female).
Transgender individuals often face societal hostility and legal/social barriers in some regions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the scope of gender-change procedures and their medical and psychological preparation.
To examine the evolving legal landscape concerning transgender rights and non-discrimination.
To address the complexities of legal and ethical decision-making for adolescent gender transition.

Main Methods:

Review of medical literature on gender-affirming surgeries.
Analysis of human rights laws and legal precedents related to transgender individuals.
Examination of case law concerning minors' capacity for medical decision-making.

Main Results:

Legal frameworks are increasingly recognizing transgender non-discrimination and facilitating official document changes.
Legal decisions highlight evolving interpretations of parental rights versus a minor's autonomy in gender transition.
A UK case demonstrated legal recognition of a transgender man as the mother on a birth certificate.

Conclusions:

Gender-affirming care is a recognized medical treatment for gender dysphoria.
Legal protections and recognition for transgender individuals are expanding globally.
Adolescents with sufficient maturity are increasingly recognized as capable of making their own gender transition decisions.