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| Title |
Are Physicians Blameworthy for Iatrogenic Harm Resulting from Unnecessary Genital Surgeries?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.msoc3-1708 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Samuel Reis-Dennis, Elizabeth Reis |
| Abstract |
We argue that physicians should, in certain cases, be held accountable by patients and their families for harm caused by "successful" genital surgeries performed for social and aesthetic reasons. We explore the question of physicians' blameworthiness for three types of genital surgeries common in the United States. First, we consider surgeries performed on newborns and toddlers with atypical sex development, or intersex. Second, we discuss routine neonatal male circumcision. Finally, we consider cosmetic vaginal surgery. It is important for physicians not just to know when and why to perform genital surgery, but also to understand how their patients might react to wrongful performance of these procedures. Equally, physicians should know how to respond to their own blameworthiness in socially productive and morally restorative ways. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 69 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 28% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 9% |
| Argentina | 2 | 3% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 35 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 53 | 77% |
| Scientists | 8 | 12% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 21 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 21 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 3 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 10% |
| Researcher | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 24% |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 | 10% |
| Psychology | 2 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 65. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 December 2023.
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#687,506
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Outputs from The AMA Journal of Ethic
#179
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#13,958
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Outputs of similar age from The AMA Journal of Ethic
#5
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