Biotechnologies consideration to transgender persons, and new ways to conceive a child: Psychological considerations and ethical issues

Translated title of the contribution: Biotechnologies consideration to transgender persons, and new ways to conceive a child: Psychological considerations and ethical issues

N. Mendes, V. Drouineaud, N. Grundler, C. Lagrange, F. Poirier, J. Wielart, J. Brunelle, L. Woestelandt, J. P. Wolf, F. Ansermet, D. Cohen, A. Condat

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Abstract

Background: Today, biomedical technologies can defy the laws of “natural” growth and procreation. Current state of practice can enable transgender persons to change gender and reach their true identity as a subject but also to access parenting thanks to assisted reproduction technology (ART). Methods: Based on clinical multidisciplinary seminars that gathered child psychiatrists and psychoanalysts, philosophers interested in bioethics, biologists, and endocrinologists all interested in the fields of ART or gender dysphoria, we explore how new biotechnical opportunities, whether in gender transition or procreation, could make new cycles of life possible. Results: To better understand the issues raised by these changes, we first review the various medical/surgical techniques for physical gender transition and the current ART options. Second, we discuss how these new ways for human beings to access self-actualizing and parenting introduce some dysjunction points in the habitual patterns of traditional thinking. Finally, using Beauchamp and Childress principles, we discuss the ethical issues that accompany the arrival of these children and provide creative solutions to help society handle, accept, and support the developments made in this area. Conclusion: We believe that these changes will improve the condition of transgender persons and the human condition as a whole through greater equity. However, given the many implications of such changes, we recommend prospective research to be done to offer empirical data to be discussed.

Translated title of the contributionBiotechnologies consideration to transgender persons, and new ways to conceive a child: Psychological considerations and ethical issues
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14-21
Number of pages8
JournalNeuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Assisted reproduction technologies
  • Ethics
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Gender transition
  • Transgender persons

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