Many in the intersex community decry the practice of altering the genitals of infants born with ambiguous genitals because ____
a. although it most often involves removing unhealthy tissue, the underlying reasons are to meet societal standards
b. it essentially involves amputating healthy tissue to conform to societal standards
c. most physicians who perform these surgeries are not adequately trained in gender reassignment surgical techniques
d. it would be easy enough for the parents to hide the abnormal genitalia, and the parents can teach the child as they grow up to keep information about their genitalia private
ANS: B
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