TY - JOUR
T1 - Transgender rights as human rights
AU - Powell, Tia
AU - Shapiro, Sophia
AU - Stein, Ed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - Arguments to support transgender rights often rely on "born that way" arguments, which assert that gender identity is innate, immutable, and unassociated with choice. These arguments are vulnerable to attack on several grounds, including on the basis of emerging scientific data. Stronger support for transgender rights arises from human rights arguments.
AB - Arguments to support transgender rights often rely on "born that way" arguments, which assert that gender identity is innate, immutable, and unassociated with choice. These arguments are vulnerable to attack on several grounds, including on the basis of emerging scientific data. Stronger support for transgender rights arises from human rights arguments.
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U2 - 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor3-1611
DO - 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.pfor3-1611
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27883304
AN - SCOPUS:85014873669
SN - 2376-6980
VL - 18
SP - 1126
EP - 1131
JO - AMA Journal of Ethics
JF - AMA Journal of Ethics
IS - 11
ER -
