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Dr. '''Ian A. Aaronson''', {{MD}}, is a pediatric urologist and retired professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Aaronson has had a long time interest in the treatment of children born with intersex traits. | Dr. '''Ian A. Aaronson''', {{MD}}, is a pediatric [[urologist]] and retired professor at the {{UNI|Medical University of South Carolina|MUSC}} (MUSC). Aaronson has had a long time interest in the treatment of children born with [[intersex]] traits. | ||
In 2006, Aaronson performed feminizing surgery on MC, a 16 month old baby in the custody of the state of South Carolina who had been born with a relatively rare intersex disorder called ovotesticular DSD. After adoption, MC soon expressed gender dissatisfaction, and soon adopted a male identity. | In 2006, Aaronson performed feminizing surgery on MC, a 16 month old baby in the custody of the state of South Carolina who had been born with a relatively rare intersex disorder called ovotesticular DSD. After adoption, MC soon expressed gender dissatisfaction, and soon adopted a male identity. | ||
MC's adoptive parents filed [[MC vs Aaronson|federal and state lawsuits]] against the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Greenville Hospital System, Medical University of South Carolina and individual employees involved in the surgery. | MC's adoptive parents filed [[MC vs Aaronson|federal and state lawsuits]] against the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Greenville Hospital System, {{UNI|Medical University of South Carolina|MUSC}} and individual employees involved in the surgery. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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10 May 2004 Doctors "should stand in shame" at the lack of follow-up studies on the cosmetic genital surgeries on intersex children they have been performing for decades, proclaimed Dr. Ian Aaronson of the | 10 May 2004 Doctors "should stand in shame" at the lack of follow-up studies on the cosmetic genital surgeries on intersex children they have been performing for decades, proclaimed Dr. Ian Aaronson of the {{UNI|Medical University of South Carolina|MUSC}}. These strong words came during a presentation titled "Gender Reassignment: Yea or Nay?" at the [[American Urological Association]] conference in San Francisco.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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In fact, in 2004 the subject of the most famous case of sexual reassignment during infancy, [[David Reimer]], committed [[suicide]] at the age of 38 on 5 May 2004, a fact that should not have escaped Aaronson. It had been known for several years that the famous "John/Joan" experiment performed at Johns Hopkins University by psychologist John Money, had failed, with "Brenda" resuming a male identity and taking the name of David Reimer.<ref>{{REFweb | In fact, in 2004 the subject of the most famous case of sexual reassignment during infancy, [[David Reimer]], committed [[suicide]] at the age of 38 on 5 May 2004, a fact that should not have escaped Aaronson. It had been known for several years that the famous "John/Joan" experiment performed at [[Johns Hopkins University]] by psychologist John Money, had failed, with "Brenda" resuming a male identity and taking the name of David Reimer.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/facultydirectory/FacultyDetails.aspx?facultyId=2201 | |url=http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/facultydirectory/FacultyDetails.aspx?facultyId=2201 | ||
|title=Ian Aaronson M.D. | |title=Ian Aaronson M.D. | ||
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[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||
[[Category:Intersex genital | [[Category:Intersex genital mutilator]] | ||
[[Category:Urologist]] | [[Category:Urologist]] | ||
[[Category:Intersex]] | |||
[[Category:Intersexleaks]] | [[Category:Intersexleaks]] | ||
[[Category:From IntactWiki]] | [[Category:From IntactWiki]] | ||