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Topics On Contemporary Medical Halacha - Chapter 8 |
 | | The subject of discussion is true hermaphrodism, male pseudo hermaphrodism, female pseudo hermaphrodism, androgenous, and tumtum. |
 | | Hermaphrodism is found among infants formed through monozygotic ovum, therefore, it is conceivable that a, terata- anadidyma conjoined twin, can also be born a true hermaphrodite where one lower body part has male genitalia and the other has female genitalia leading into a uterus, and being that he is one person he is an androgenous. |
 | | In this situation there is no value to, and is consequently not permitted to, grow him as a male unless the excess body parts can be removed without endangering his life, in order to grow him as a normal male. |
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