Making sense of intersex : changing ethical perspectives in biomedicine / Ellen K. Feder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feder, Ellen K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intersexuality--Treatment--Moral and ethical aspects.

Intersexuality.

Bioethics.

Health care for LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Putting the ethical tools of philosophy to work, Ellen K. Feder seeks to clarify how we should understand "the problem" of intersex. Adults often report that medical interventions they underwent as children to "correct" atypical sex anatomies caused them physical and psychological harm. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions--one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors--Feder presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The trouble with intersex: history lessons

"In their best interests": parents' experience of atypical sex anatomy in children

Tilting the ethical lens: shame, disgust, and the body in question

Reassigning ambiguity: parental decisions and the matter of harm

A question of ethics as/or a question of culture: the problem of what is and what ought to be

Neutralizing morality: nondirective counseling of parents of children with intersex conditions, 2006-

Practicing virtue: a parental duty

Protecting vulnerability: an imperative of care

Conclusion: lessons from physicians.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253012289

0253012287

9780253012326

0253012325

OCLC:

877772040