The document discusses technological transexualism and technological self-determination as forms of altering one's phenotype using technology. It notes that gender and sex exist on broad spectrums rather than binaries, and some pursue technological means to change their physical traits. Legal recognition of transexualism has increased but total technological self-determination faces challenges. The document argues that medicalizing these issues could promote social acceptance, while expanding views of diversity and solidarity may also help.

1. Technological Transexualism as a Torchbearer for Technological Self-Determination By: Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A. Human Rights for the 21st Century: Rights of the Person to Technological Self-Determination IHEU – Appignani Humanist Center for Bioethics Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

3. Technological Transexualism

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19. Replacing DNA-Driven Birth…

20. …with BNA-Driven Birth BNA= B eme N eural A rchitecture

21. Socio-Legal Acceptance Is In Inverse Proportion to the Degree Of Genome Abandonment. Chart for demonstration purposes only. High Modest Low None

28. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19 June - 22 July 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948.

29. Technological self-determination is, by definition, a personal quest for complete physical, mental and social well-being.

33. Y Y Y N N Y N N Suffer Suffer Suffer Within Healthcare Plan? Medical Condition? Within Solidarity? Within Diversity? Society Pays for Transition Techno- Self-Determiner