Failed Assignments — Rethinking Sex Designations on Birth Certificates

Sex designations on birth certificates offer no clinical utility, and they can be harmful for intersex and transgender people. Moving such designations below the line of demarcation wouldn’t compromise the birth certificate’s public health function but could avoid harm.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 383; no. 25; pp. 2399 - 2401
Main Authors Shteyler, Vadim M, Clarke, Jessica A, Adashi, Eli Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 17.12.2020
Subjects
Birth
Birth certificates
Birth Certificates - history
Birth Certificates - legislation & jurisprudence
Differences of sex development
Female
Gender identity
History, 20th Century
Humans
Identification
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical profession
Privacy
Public health
Sex Characteristics
Sex discrimination
Sexism - prevention & control
Transgender persons
United States
Womens health
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Sex designations on birth certificates offer no clinical utility, and they can be harmful for intersex and transgender people. Moving such designations below the line of demarcation wouldn’t compromise the birth certificate’s public health function but could avoid harm.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2025974