TDLR: The budget would limit new birth certificates to be labeled either Male or Female. The author takes a huge logical leap in assuming this will lead to unwanted surgeries.
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Anonymous#12w
It already does, there’s plenty of cases of intersex people being “corrected” after birth
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Anonymoussmithereen2w
Theres zero evidence that the budget would increase the number of such cases.
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Anonymous#12w
Are you unfamiliar with the concept of inference?
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Anonymoussmithereen2w
It’s a terrible inference, and it’s insane to publish an entire article based on it.
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Anonymous#12w
People are mutilated at birth to fit the gender binary. It is not surprising that making it a stricter binary would create more issues for intersex people.
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Anonymoussmithereen2w
There is zero reason to believe a word on a piece of paper would change the decisions of parents and doctors.
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Anonymous#12w
…that’s absolutism, my friend. many parents and medical professionals make decisions based on the words said by authority figures. many people do—that’s how authority works