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Recent Federal Court Case


Guest Emily Ray

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H i Everyone,

I was just surfing the net and found this news story. http://blogout.justout.com/?p=16250. A federal judge found a 2006 law prohibiting HRT for transgender prisoners was cruel and unusual punishment and violation of the equal protection. The law also prohibited SRS but the judge hasn't decided that issue as of the writing of the story. This will be an important case be cause he found the law violated equal protection rights by its complete disregard for the medical needs of the prisoners and the medical opinion of their health care providers.

Huggs,

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Guest Donna Jean

Well, as far as I'm concerned, they wouldn't take away your heart or diabetes meds...

HRT is also a treatment for our condition, that is recognized by the AMA and is as valid as any other needed medication!

And apparently the courts agree with me!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest MarciPA

In many cases, it comes down to suicide and self harm. I can tell you this that I was suicidal before I got therapy and HRT, and if they took it away from me and I had to go back to my old male hormones I would be right back in the complete suicidal frame of mind again. All I thought about for 25 years was death and welcoming it. Now put yourself in a box with no way at all to get the meds, it IS "cruel". While I am all for making it hard on prisoners, I do not think that denying them their hormones is even sane.

M~

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