Flores-Rodarte criticizes sex-verification testing
Jose Flores-RodarteFamily physician
Flores-Rodarte calls the sex verification the measure requires extremely invasive and unnecessary, and says it is discriminatory because it applies only to girls. He warns that families who cannot afford hormone or genetic testing could face genital exams.
“extremely invasive and unnecessary”
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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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The text requires provider verification using one or more listed criteria. It does not expressly require every student to undergo every listed test.
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Original interviews address I-638. Publication dates are used where interview dates are unspecified.
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Flores-Rodarte, a family physician who conducts sports physicals, says they don't usually involve a genital exam unless a student has symptoms.
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He says the measure is discriminatory because it requires sex verification for girls playing girls' sports but no verification the other way around.
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The statement criticizes the proposed sports-eligibility requirement.
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