Littleton v. Prange
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
PHIL HARDBERGER, Chief Justice.
This case involves the most basic of questions. When is a man a man, and when is a woman a woman? Every schoolchild, even of tender years, is confident he or she can tell the difference, especially if the person is wearing no clothes. These *224are observations that each of us makes early in life and, in most cases, continue to have more than a passing interest in for the rest of our lives. It is one of the more pleasant mysteries.
The deeper philosophical (and now legal) question is: can a physician change the gender of a person with a scalpel,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Baehr v. LewinHawaii Supreme Court · 1993
- Baker v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Singer v. HaraCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Dean v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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- Ex parte Delgado HernándezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2005
- In Re RW HeiligCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
- In Re Estate of Melchior, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2012
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