tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356830144307080928.post5945849291468589237..comments2023-11-05T03:26:25.412-08:00Comments on Women's Studies: Our Perspective: Follow-Up Post: Fausto-Sterling Chapters 3-4Tricia J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03531934908591747728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356830144307080928.post-76812725362314745402011-02-16T17:59:20.300-08:002011-02-16T17:59:20.300-08:00Tricia-I think your argument for professionals to ...Tricia-I think your argument for professionals to help consult the parents of the child's sex is very strong. I definitely agree that doctors should not be able to just change the sex of an infant without even consulting the parents of the infant. I would imagine this issue would be extremely sensitive for a parent deciding what to do with their intersex child. I definitely understand the concerns in not performing surgery, however I have no idea which is the right choice. As a parent, I would be worried about my child growing up, especially in the world today. However, Fausto-Sterling makes strong arguments that there needs not to be too definite sexes. In think our society will be able to progress towards being more open to the possibility of intersex people, however it will be a gradual transition, unfortunately.Whitney Routmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442277736855650365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356830144307080928.post-17611102296352479012011-02-15T20:50:32.312-08:002011-02-15T20:50:32.312-08:00I was also troubled by how much jurisdiction physi...I was also troubled by how much jurisdiction physicians had over the life of another individual. It seemed like doctors had more of a say than parents did. Fausto-Sterling even gave an example of a doctor who operated without parent's consent and created a scrotum for their child. I can't help but connect this type of practice to the idea of "playing God." Though I am not religious, I am wary of changing nature to fulfill societal needs. <br /><br />I agree with your idea of having a set protocol in case where surgery is necessary, Tricia. Maybe if we have trained professionals to do this, it will raise the question over ethics and make this issue more visible to the public. I think visibility is necessary in challenging the two-sex and two-gender system.Samantha Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421327661286795373noreply@blogger.com