The Anti-Transgender Medical Expert Industry

2022/01/01 by Alejandra Caraballo · 1 voice · 1 citation
Medicine · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics · #Biomedical Ethics and Regulation #Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/jme.2023.9

Abstract

Civil rights attorneys challenging laws restricting transgender rights and access to healthcare often encounter anti-transgender medical experts in litigation at various stages. The experts often maintain dubious credentials in the relevant area of medical or scientific expertise which presents a challenge that undermines equitable access to justice by introducing pseudo-science into court proceedings. This commentary will discuss the phenomenon and propose a normative path forward.

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Discussions

• These so-called experts — all based in the U.S. — are being paid tens of thousands to promote and defend anti-trans laws, first in the U.S., now in Canada. The below-linked article by @esqueer.net is [bsky, 12 points, 0 comments]

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