Transsexualism: a legal perspective

This paper begins with a discussion of the current legal definition of sex laid down in Corbett v Corbett. The implications of this test for three areas of the law, marriage, birth certificates and employment are then examined. Solutions from the United States of America and West Germany are studied...

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Main Author: Thomson, J. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1980
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1980, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 92-97
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Summary:This paper begins with a discussion of the current legal definition of sex laid down in Corbett v Corbett. The implications of this test for three areas of the law, marriage, birth certificates and employment are then examined. Solutions from the United States of America and West Germany are studied and the suitability of similar solutions being transplanted into British law discussed.
ISSN:1473-4257
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1136/jme.6.2.92