Intersex births pose medical, ethical challenges for families

“Is it a boy or a girl?” is usually one of the first questions out of a new parent’s mouth. But what happens when the answer is “We’re not quite sure?” A whole range of medical conditions fall under the term intersex, a diagnosis where a child’s sex is genetically or sometimes physically ambiguous. Click here to read the article by Nicole Strobel, including the podcast interview with Alice Dreger and Dr. Arlene Baratz.