In the most famous case of ablatio penis, in which a young boy with XY chromosomes had his penis destroyed during a circumcision, ______.

A. the child (Bruce) was born as a hermaphrodite, and the decision was made to rear him as a girl (Brenda)
B. the child lost both testicles, which was the source for all of the male-specific hormones in "her" body
C. Money showed that the "neutral-at-birth" position was in fact correct
D. Money counseled the parents that by rearing the child (Bruce) as a girl, "she" (Brenda) would accept a female gender identity


Answer: D

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