In keeping with the Johns Hopkins model, the birth of an intersex infant today is deemed a "psychosocial emergency" that propels a multidisciplinary team of intersex specialists into action. Significantly, they are surgeons and endocrinologists rather than psychologists, bioethicists, representatives from inter- sex peer support organizations, or parents of intersex children. The team examines the infant and chooses either male or female as a "_______," then informs the parents that this is the child's "_______." Medical technology, including surgery and hormones, is then used to make the child's body conform as closely as possible to that sex.
A) sex of assignment; true sex
B) biology; gender
C) assigned sex; affirmed gender
D) affirmed gender; assigned sex

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The correct terms used in the context of the Johns Hopkins model for intersex infants are "sex of assignment" for the sex chosen by the medical team and "true sex" as what is communicated to the parents. This reflects the medical approach of assigning a sex based on physical characteristics and then using medical interventions to align the child's physical appearance with that assigned sex.

In Keeping with the Johns Hopkins Model, the Birth of an Intersex