Judge orders state to provide sex change surgery for prisonerhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/03/us-usa-california-sexchange-idUSKBN0MU0CB20150403(Reuters) - A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday ruled that California must provide sex reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate, calling denial of the procedure a violation of constitutional rights.
Gender dysphoria occurs when a person's gender at birth conflicts with the one they identify with,
the American Psychiatric Association says.
Norsworthy, 51, was born Jeffrey Norsworthy. She is serving a sentence of 17 years to life at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California.
She began identifying as a transgender woman in the mid-1990s and was diagnosed with the condition in January 2000.
Denied treatment, people with gender dysphoria can suffer anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts
----So Apparently This Is Not A Biological Condition
Karpenter,
Here's 'ya a 'crabwise thought':
Can you say Michael/ Michelle?
Remember what Joan Rivers said before she suddenly died?
Hmmmmm?
Strange all this homosexuality in the military and 'transgender stuff has been taking such a stand since tge 'community organizer' took office. Huh?
'Actions speak louder than words'.--(:
karpenter wrote:
Judge orders state to provide sex change surgery for prisonerhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/03/us-usa-california-sexchange-idUSKBN0MU0CB20150403(Reuters) - A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday ruled that California must provide sex reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate, calling denial of the procedure a violation of constitutional rights.
Gender dysphoria occurs when a person's gender at birth conflicts with the one they identify with,
the American Psychiatric Association says.
Norsworthy, 51, was born Jeffrey Norsworthy. She is serving a sentence of 17 years to life at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California.
She began identifying as a transgender woman in the mid-1990s and was diagnosed with the condition in January 2000.
Denied treatment, people with gender dysphoria can suffer anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts
----So Apparently This Is Not A Biological Condition
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Having a "right" to do something does not mean someone else should be forced to pay for it.
hprinze wrote:
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Having a "right" to do something does not mean someone else should be forced to pay for it.
It the land of liberalism it does.
hprinze wrote:
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Having a "right" to do something does not mean someone else should be forced to pay for it.
I agree, this is statism in its finest hour. What next, nose jobs, tummy tucks?
BO needs one, a real l o n g nose.(:--
As I understand it, inmates have a right to medical treatment while in prison. To do otherwise would deny them medical treatment since they can not seek treatment themselves. They can't be left without treatment no matter what they have done.
Dummy Boy wrote:
I agree, this is statism in its finest hour. What next, nose jobs, tummy tucks?
Only in America do prisoners have more rights and prove lodges than law abiding citizens! I can understand them having medical treatment when they are physically sick, but this draws the line. I guess every transgender person who wants a sex change operation should just go rob a convenience store so they can go to prison and get this operation for free at our expense!
saltwind 78 wrote:
As I understand it, inmates have a right to medical treatment while in prison. To do otherwise would deny them medical treatment since they can not seek treatment themselves. They can't be left without treatment no matter what they have done.
Treatment for medical ailments to keep them alive. Sex reassignment...no that's a load of crap! If you are serving a prison sentence because you did something against society and you feel bad because you have a penis, well that's just a shame. When you get out and can afford the procedure on your own then have it whacked off, but don't expect me to pay for it. You are repaying your debt to society. Not the other way around. The judge is an idiot!
Got that right 'oldsalt'
here here...
okie don wrote:
Got that right 'oldsalt'
here here...
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Are you calling a dog or asking people to listen?
Hey Oldsalt, Captain, very impressive. I was a deck seaman, so I outranked you. In any case, the judge doesn't agree with you. I think that it is more than a question of being happy. It is a question of mental health. Thank you for your leadership and service.
Oldsalt wrote:
Treatment for medical ailments to keep them alive. Sex reassignment...no that's a load of crap! If you are serving a prison sentence because you did something against society and you feel bad because you have a penis, well that's just a shame. When you get out and can afford the procedure on your own then have it whacked off, but don't expect me to pay for it. You are repaying your debt to society. Not the other way around. The judge is an idiot!
saltwind 78 wrote:
Hey Oldsalt, Captain, very impressive. I was a deck seaman, so I outranked you. In any case, the judge doesn't agree with you. I think that it is more than a question of being happy. It is a question of mental health. Thank you for your leadership and service.
Salt wind 78, I started in '72 as an E2, just put in my papers in '13. Been a long haul but I still believe in conservative America. talk more later about these liberal judges changing the law to suit themselves.
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