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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>R’ SZN posted (on Areivim) this
link, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=11008" target="_blank">http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=11008</a>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>and assumes, in his caption, that it would be
assur. Would it really be? The only thing stated in this article is that the
subject took female hormones. I highly doubt that this comes under the letter
of the letter of the law of Lo Silbash (although, I agree that it would be
included in the spirit). Also, mah dino? Rambam (Hilchos Nashim 2) discusses
the various simanim, if these are all surgically or chemically induced does it
halachically change one’s gender? And, Lu Y’tzu’yer that
Surgeons manage to have a (?former?) man give birth – do we say Banim
harey hein k’simanim? Comments? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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