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Is doctor obliged to tell patient about new gender before visit? NYTimes says no.

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PrincessNutella · 15/11/2021 04:47

Okay Mumsnetters, real headscratcher here. What do you all think. Woman is planning to go to new doctor who is a man. But now she hears through the grapevine that new doctor has become a trans woman. She wonders, should patients be told before the visit, or just show up and find out that Dr. John is now Dr. Jane? www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/magazine/difficult-mother-in-law-ethics.html

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NeedsCharging · 15/11/2021 05:17

If I was happy to go to a Dr that was a man but is now a transwoman it would make no difference to me as they are still male.

If I wanted a female Dr and the Dr I was sent was a male then I would have a problem with that.

PurpleDaisies · 15/11/2021 05:06

I can’t read the article but I think in the case of a woman expecting to see a male doctor, that’s not necessarily a problem. If they were expecting someone of the same sex for an intimate examination (for example) that is an issue. So a woman wanting a female doctor but not being told her doctor is actually a trans woman, potentially with a penis.