Libby Loft and Luis Manriquez oppose I-638's medical-verification requirement
Libby LoftFamily physician and co-author of the signed opinion
Loft and Manriquez argue that I-638 would require invasive or expensive verification and discourage girls' participation. They urge a no vote.
“a medically unnecessary invasive genital exam or costly genetic testing”
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I-638 supporters defend sex verification for girls' sports; physicians warn of invasive testing
Washington's IL26-638 would require a health-care provider to verify sex for girls' sports participation. Supporter Hallie Herzberg describes a checkbox on a routine physical form. Physicians Libby Loft and Luis Manriquez argue that the text would require invasive or costly testing.
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Two family physicians argue that the initiative would require invasive or costly verification. This is their signed opinion.
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The physicians criticize the initiative's premise and explain why genital exams are not routine sports-physical care.
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They argue that alternative genetic and hormone tests also raise cost and clinical concerns.
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The reference is the initiative's verification requirement. The physicians expressly reject it as medically unnecessary and harmful.
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