Should Gender Reassignment Surgery Be Allowed for Inmates?
AdriHead
2012/09/17 22:19:25
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A judge is being both praised and condemned because of a landmark ruling in which he has ordered gender reassignment surgery to an inmate in Massachusetts. Roger Kosilek, who now goes by Michelle, was born male but has been taking hormone treatments and currently stays at an all-male prison.
Supporters say that the ruling is a great example of recognizing that the surgery is a legitimate treatment for gender-identity disorder while critics call it an abuse of taxpayer money. Do you think it's OK for inmates to get gender reassignment surgery with taxpayer dollars?
CBSNEWS.COM reports:
Supporters say that the ruling is a great example of recognizing that the surgery is a legitimate treatment for gender-identity disorder while critics call it an abuse of taxpayer money. Do you think it's OK for inmates to get gender reassignment surgery with taxpayer dollars?
CBSNEWS.COM reports:
U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled Tuesday in the case of Michelle Kosilek, who was born as a man but has received hormone treatments and lives as a woman in an all-male prison.
Read More: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57506606-50...
Top Opinion
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Chukroast 2012/09/17 22:39:48No
+25Not only NO, but HELL NO. It's bad enough we taxpayers have to foot the bill for his/her food, clothing and shelter (and basic medical care), but it's beyond my understanding why any judge would rule that a felon's feelings are important enough to soak the taxpayers for a very expensive operation.
This is a great way to get people who want optional surgeries to commit a crime.
How about we pay for mani/ pedis and cucumber face masks for terror prisoners at Gitmo?
How about this will lead to a spike in crime so that more of the transgender freaks will get the surgery free on our dime?
Damn and blast.