Child Who Had Gender Forced Upon Him Will Get $440K

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A child who as an infant underwent surgery aimed at assigning his gender as female but who now identifies as male will get a payout in what BuzzFeed calls a "landmark" settlement. MC, now 12, will receive $440,000 over 16 years after his adoptive parents settled a lawsuit with the Medical University of South Carolina. Pam and Mark Crawford had waged a four-year legal battle against the hospital after MC, born with male and female genitalia, had his penis and testicular tissue removed when he was just a year old. 

The surgery, which took place when MC was in state custody, was not only unnecessary but meant MC's gender was decided for him, his parents said. MUSC "denied all claims of negligence and any liability for the alleged claims" in the settlement.

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