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To: punster
. Individuals who have an intersex condition are quite often unable to reproduce. Should we also deny them equal rights because they do not produce offspring?

You're really beating a dead horse here. The number of children born with indeterminate or confused sexual identity BIOLOGICALLY is TINY! Got it? Minute!

And what rights are they denied? They may be denied normal sex or marriage by their birth, but everyone is denied something by the limits nature has placed on them. For instance, I could never have become a great athlete, or mathematician. Who should I sue?

83 posted on 09/08/2003 8:52:08 AM PDT by First Amendment
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To: pram
"And what rights are they denied?"

You are referring to a rhetorical question. The specific example is relating to marriage. Let's take the case of women that have androgen insensitivity syndrome. They are phenotypically female, they have female external genitals, they develop breasts, and are often quite attractive women. They also have a normal female sex drive directed towards men, and look forward to getting married and having a family (adopted, since they are sterile). However, their genotype is XY, male.

Now, the question is: Are we to require a chromosome count and declare them to be men? Are we to declare them to be male homosexuals, because they are interested in men? Are we to tell them they cannot get married, because they are not really women? A good question for a course on medical genetics or medical ethics.
100 posted on 09/08/2003 11:01:10 AM PDT by punster
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