Jose Flores-Rodarte is a family physician at HealthPoint SeaTac in Washington. His professional interests include refugee and Latino health, LGBTQ+ health, public health and medical education.
DI has documented statements by Jose Flores-Rodarte on Education, Privacy, and Transgender Rights, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
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”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Washington candidates and clinicians discuss I-638Original interviews and reported October 16 Braun appearance
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The statement criticizes the proposed sports-eligibility requirement.
I-638 supporters describe a simple addition to girls' sports physicals. Opposing physicians argue that the specified verification methods would require invasive exams or expensive tests. The dispute turns on the measure's text and implementation.
