title: An attempt to shut down discourse about a controversial practice will not benefit patients, human subjects, the bioethics community, or the research community.
authors.affiliation: Advocates for Informed Choice, Cotati, CA 94931, USA. director@aiclegal.org
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamar-Mattis
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D014770:Virilism / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone