As Nature Made Him
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Medical Science, Anatomy, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Psychology
| Author: | John Colapinto | ISBN: | 9780062278319 |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial | Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harper Perennial | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Colapinto |
| ISBN: | 9780062278319 |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial |
| Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harper Perennial |
| Language: | English |
In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine—and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's—and one family's—amazing survival in the face of terrible odds.
In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine—and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's—and one family's—amazing survival in the face of terrible odds.
