Quote:The American Medical Association today said transgender people shouldn’t have to have surgery to change their birth certificate.

The move by the AMA at the group’s policy-making House of Delegates meeting adds an important medical voice to the recently contentious debate on the issue in state capitals across the country. Transgender people say they need IDs to accurately reflect their gender when they apply for jobs, travel and seek certain government services among other things.

Most states require a court order as well as proof the transgender person has had surgery before the local government will issue a birth certificate.

“State laws must acknowledge that the correct course of treatment for any given individual is a decision that rests with the patient and the treating physicians,” said AMA President Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven.

But lawmakers and governors are coming down on different sides of the issue.

Just last week, New York State said it will no longer require transgender people to require proof of surgery when they attempt to change the gender on their birth certificates. But earlier this year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have allowed those who had a clinical sex change to amend their gender on their birth certificate.

Doctors who testified earlier this week before an AMA panel said “a birth certificate is rarely, if ever, used for the determination of medical treatment for patients,” according to text of the new policy the doctors approved says.

“Birth certificates are primarily used for legal matters, not medical,” the new policy language approved by the AMA says. “Requiring sex-reassignment surgery places a burden on an already marginalized population.”

The vote of the more than 500-members of the AMA House of Delegates was closely divided with supporters beating back an effort to refer the issue for more study. Those wanting referral, however, got just 48 percent of delegates support, setting the stage for AMA approval.

AMA members said the organization should support modernizing state vital statistics statutes “to ensure accurate gender markers on birth certificates,” the group said in a six-page report on the issue.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/...rtificate/

Would someone please explain to me what is the deal with liberals and the human anatomy?

No wonder my dad refuses to join the AMA. I figured his griping about how liberal the AMA was more fox news bull mess, but he may be onto something.

I think laws that restrict this sort of birth certificate stuff may actually survive strict scrutiny.

Why not, transnationals don’t need to change their birth certificate.

Is not a birth certificate a medical record?

(06-25-2014 03:15 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

Quote:The American Medical Association today said transgender people shouldn’t have to have surgery to change their birth certificate.

The move by the AMA at the group’s policy-making House of Delegates meeting adds an important medical voice to the recently contentious debate on the issue in state capitals across the country. Transgender people say they need IDs to accurately reflect their gender when they apply for jobs, travel and seek certain government services among other things.

Most states require a court order as well as proof the transgender person has had surgery before the local government will issue a birth certificate.

“State laws must acknowledge that the correct course of treatment for any given individual is a decision that rests with the patient and the treating physicians,” said AMA President Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven.

But lawmakers and governors are coming down on different sides of the issue.

Just last week, New York State said it will no longer require transgender people to require proof of surgery when they attempt to change the gender on their birth certificates. But earlier this year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have allowed those who had a clinical sex change to amend their gender on their birth certificate.

Doctors who testified earlier this week before an AMA panel said “a birth certificate is rarely, if ever, used for the determination of medical treatment for patients,” according to text of the new policy the doctors approved says.

“Birth certificates are primarily used for legal matters, not medical,” the new policy language approved by the AMA says. “Requiring sex-reassignment surgery places a burden on an already marginalized population.”

The vote of the more than 500-members of the AMA House of Delegates was closely divided with supporters beating back an effort to refer the issue for more study. Those wanting referral, however, got just 48 percent of delegates support, setting the stage for AMA approval.

AMA members said the organization should support modernizing state vital statistics statutes “to ensure accurate gender markers on birth certificates,” the group said in a six-page report on the issue.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/...rtificate/

That freaking picture is HILARIOUS!!! It's perfect too.

First people to tell a boy believing he's a girl that he is in fact a boy would be members of the AMA wouldn't you think.

(06-25-2014 07:34 PM)Paul M Wrote:  First people to tell a boy believing he's a girl that he is in fact a boy would be members of the AMA wouldn't you think.

You would think so, right?

How about this: A young boy who is being coached by his parents to be a girl is getting taught anatomy and learns boys have junk between their legs. What kind of shock is it to the boy who thinks he's a girl when he finds out he's a boy?