Washington Post
BOSTON — A convicted murderer in Massachusetts says a judge’s decision to grant her request for sex-reassignment surgery is “the right thing to do.”
U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled this month that the surgery is the only adequate treatment for Michelle Kosilek’s gender-identity disorder, a condition he said is a “serious medical need.” The ruling marks the first time a judge has ordered prison officials to provide sex-reassignment surgery.
Wolf’s ruling prompted an outcry among some legislative leaders, who say Kosilek isn’t entitled to the taxpayer-funded surgery.
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