http://www.newsday.com/sports/ncaa-adopts-new-policy-on-transgender-athletes-1.3167863
The ruling now states that anyone with testosterone in their bodies will not be allowed to compete in women's competitions. However, if men are transitioning to become women, they can compete in female competitions if they can prove that they've taken testosterone suppression drugs for one year.
How fair is this to biologically born females who compete against transgender females? Does this give transgender female athletes a competitive edge over real females even despite the testosterone suppression?
In relation to our reading, how far would transgender rights extend in terms of abortion? Previously, women were the only individuals who could give birth so legislation was not concerned with any categories beyond women. However, now transgendered men who kept their reproductive organs, in the case of Thomas Beatie, can also give birth. If he/she hypothetically wanted to have an abortion, would the laws apply to him/her?
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