It seems to me that I would expect the American Medical Association be be a leader in the desire to ‘follow the science.’ Sometimes science is pretty settled, like gravity, the need for people to breath oxygen, DNA, etc. Well, evidently that was a false expectation on my part.<\/p>\n
The Federalist<\/a> posted an article yesterday about a recent policy statement by the American Medical Association.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n \u201cDesignating sex on birth certificates as male or female, and making that information available on the public portion, perpetuates a view that sex designation is permanent and fails to recognize the medical spectrum of gender identity. This type of categorization system also risks stifling an individual\u2019s self-expression and self-identification and contributes to marginalization and\u00a0minoritization,\u201d said<\/a> AMA Board\u00a0Chair-Elect Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, M.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n A person\u2019s biological sex would still be submitted to the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth for medical, public health, and statistical use. Requiring public designation of sex, the AMA said, could lead to discrimination against transgenders when they register for school or sports, adopt, get married, or request personal records.<\/strong><\/p>\n Robert Jackson, MD,\u00a0who\u2019s with the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, told WebMD Health News he opposed the measure<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe as physicians need to report things accurately,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cAll through medical school, residency, and specialty training we were supposed to delegate all of the physical findings of the patient we\u2019re taking care of. I think when the child is born, they do have physical characteristics either male or female and I think that probably should be on the public record. That\u2019s just my personal opinion.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n By neglecting to specify sex on the hard copy of a birth certificate, medical professionals could improperly treat someone. But instead of recognizing medical truths, the AMA is rallying behind people who flat out deny biology.<\/strong><\/p>\n The AMA supports health care for transgender children, noting<\/a> that \u201cit is imperative that transgender minors be given the opportunity to explore their gender identity under the safe and supportive care of a physician.\u201d For an organization that blindly supports genital mutation on minors<\/a>, it\u2019s no surprise that they want to eliminate sex on a birth certificate.<\/strong><\/p>\n The science of X and Y chromosomes is pretty well accepted. Also, the differences between boy and girl babies are generally pretty obvious at birth. This is a totally unscientific position for the American Medical Association to take. It makes me wonder if I can trust anything else they expect us to believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It seems to me that I would expect the American Medical Association be be a leader in the desire to ‘follow the science.’ Sometimes science is pretty settled, like gravity, the need for people to breath oxygen, DNA, etc. Well, … Continue reading