Medical Entanglements(English, Electronic book text, Gupta Kristina)

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Medical Entanglements(English, Electronic book text, Gupta Kristina) is written by Gupta Kristina and published by Rutgers University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1978806639 (ISBN 10) and 9781978806634 (ISBN 13).

Medical Entanglements uses intersectional feminist, queer, and crip theory to move beyond "for or against" approaches to medical intervention. Using a series of case studies - sex-confirmation surgery, pharmaceutical treatments for sexual dissatisfaction, and weight loss interventions - the book argues that, because of systemic inequality, most mainstream medical interventions will simultaneously reinforce social inequality and alleviate some individual suffering. The book demonstrates that there is no way to think ourselves out of this conundrum as the contradictions are a product of unjust systems. Thus, Gupta argues that feminist activists and theorists should allow individuals to choose whether to use a particular intervention, while directing their social justice efforts at dismantling systems of oppression and at ensuring that all people, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, class, or ability, have access to the basic resources required to flourish.