famous developmental psychology subject...

[mockingbirdq]

Just wanted to share this. David Reimer has died. You may have studied him in your psychology classes as the famous Joan/John case.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/10/canada/reimer_obit040510

http://www.infocirc.org/rollston.htm

Send healing thoughts to his family - (And Jacob Sweet, Rayleigh McGinnis and too many other children who have suffered or died for a cultural fetish)

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[dprlynch.livejournal.com]

I read the story this morning - it's so sad and tragic that the doctor would have done that. Was that the doctor's honest opinion or was he wanting to try the experiment? I'm not sure which conclusion is worse!

It was interesting to read that he doesn't blame his parents though, that the blames the doctor. I hope his family is doing as well as is possible.