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When it comes to American law and politics, transgender health, abortion access and aid-in-dying options for patients with terminal illnesses may seem like separate issues, writes Alexis Drutchas. But the same fundamental question of human rights underpinning each one: Do adults with capacity hold the ultimate authority over their own bodies and the medical decisions for their minor children, or don't they?