04-03-2015, 08:01 PM
Well, I don't doubt that it's gotta really suck to naturally identify oneself as the opposite sex from childhood and I acknowledge that Gender Dysphoria exists. As I understand it, life can be miserable and if left untreated, some people afflicted with it will resort to killing themselves. It's a recognized medical diagnosis and treatment for it is covered by many health insurance companies now. None of which is a problem, for me, and I don't worry that recognizing it and surgically treating it will lead to claims of species dysphoria.
But, requiring state corrections facilities to treat it with costly sex change operations, transition therapy, and then likely having to transfer the transitioned criminals to female prisons is too much for me. It's more extensive care than most non-criminals can expect and the California prisoner in this case is a damned murderer, after all.
I just saw this notice from the Justice Department, released earlier today. I don't think it's a coincidence that the federal judge ruled the way he did in the California case considering this new federal mandate. Appealing the judge's decision would probably be useless at this point.
Justice Department Files Brief to Address Health Care for Prisoners Suffering from Gender Dysphoria -- April 3, 2015
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest today in the Middle District of Georgia in Diamond v. Owens, et al. The plaintiff in that case, a transgender prisoner, alleges that the Georgia Department of Corrections failed to provide adequate care for her gender dysphoria. The statement of interest discusses the unconstitutionality of “freeze-frame” policies, such as the policy allegedly used in the Georgia Department of Corrections. These policies unconstitutionally prohibit treatment beyond the type of care the prisoner received in the community prior to incarceration. Through this filing, without taking a position on the merits of the allegations, the United States stated that the Eighth Amendment mandates individualized assessment and care for gender dysphoria. More: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-de...-dysphoria
But, requiring state corrections facilities to treat it with costly sex change operations, transition therapy, and then likely having to transfer the transitioned criminals to female prisons is too much for me. It's more extensive care than most non-criminals can expect and the California prisoner in this case is a damned murderer, after all.
I just saw this notice from the Justice Department, released earlier today. I don't think it's a coincidence that the federal judge ruled the way he did in the California case considering this new federal mandate. Appealing the judge's decision would probably be useless at this point.
Justice Department Files Brief to Address Health Care for Prisoners Suffering from Gender Dysphoria -- April 3, 2015
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest today in the Middle District of Georgia in Diamond v. Owens, et al. The plaintiff in that case, a transgender prisoner, alleges that the Georgia Department of Corrections failed to provide adequate care for her gender dysphoria. The statement of interest discusses the unconstitutionality of “freeze-frame” policies, such as the policy allegedly used in the Georgia Department of Corrections. These policies unconstitutionally prohibit treatment beyond the type of care the prisoner received in the community prior to incarceration. Through this filing, without taking a position on the merits of the allegations, the United States stated that the Eighth Amendment mandates individualized assessment and care for gender dysphoria. More: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-de...-dysphoria