Boy who loses testicles denied compensation (link in underbar). My question - is this at all to do with his sex?

Moonpiles · 2014-01-24T23:31:52+00:00

It has to do with his parents taking a certain risk when they opt for that type of surgery.

fia_bui · 2014-01-25T02:04:37+00:00

It's tragic, but I don't think it's a men's rights issue, similar mistakes can happen to female children.

IS44 · 2014-01-24T23:43:20+00:00

The surgery does have everything to do with his sex - but it is not gender discrimination or anything of the sort, initially. The controversy here surrounds the meaning of consent when the parents asked for the surgery for their son - apparently, a resident took spoken, but not written, consent to act in the boy's best interests.

I'd be more concerned for the boy in his future - as his father says, he may now face bullying in school and rejection in his sex life because of this incident. Certainly, the boy is threatened by a circulating social norm that it is somehow "unmanly" for him to have this condition.

I think, to answer the question directly, time will tell. It's going to depend a lot on how society treats men and boys in this kid's future.

rightsbot · 2014-01-24T23:28:17+00:00

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Title	Boy who loses testicles denied compensation (link in underbar). My question - is this at all to do with his sex?
Author	owenrhys
Upvotes	5
Comments	8
Date	January 24, 2014 11:26 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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