Their Baby Was Born With Male & Female Parts. Here's Why They're Suing the State
By Victoria, 8/15/15
http://www.liftbump.com/2015/08/76442-their-baby-was-born-with-male-female-parts-heres-why-theyre-suing-the-hospital/
Pam and Mark Crawford adopted the baby and were told to bring up their toddler MC as the little pigtailed girl they adopted and brought home, but MC had other plans. By age 10, the child identified as a male and wanted to dress and be treated as one.
Now the Greenville, South Carolina, couple is suing the state.
The intersex condition happens in one out of 2,000 kids. Surgery is usually done while the children are quite young so parents can help the child identify with the chosen sex.
The Crawfords believe the surgery robs children born "intersex" (formerly known as hermaphrodite) of the ability to naturally identify with a gender when they're older.
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MC's mom says that by doing the surgery, the state is sending the message that a child's body is not acceptable as-is and should conform to what the state thinks it should be.