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, the book argues that, because of systemic inequality, most mainstream medical interventions will simultaneously reinforce social inequality and alleviate some individual suffering.

Medical Entanglements foloseste teoria feminista intersectionala, queer si crip pentru a trece dincolo de abordarile „pro sau contra” ale interventiei medicale. Folosind o serie de studii de caz - interventii chirurgicale de confirmare a sexului, tratamente farmaceutice pentru nemultumirea sexuala si interventii de scadere in greutate - cartea sustine ca, din cauza inegalitatii sistemice, majoritatea interventiilor medicale de masa vor consolida simultan inegalitatile sociale si vor atenua unele suferinte individuale.