A former Marion, IL inmate may be the first transgender woman in federal prison to get gender confirmation surgery. ACLU Illinois is representing her.
TEXAS -- A federal judge this week ordered the U.S. Bureau of Prisons' Transgender Executive Council to evaluate a former Illinois inmate for gender confirmation surgery, marking the first time a judge has issued such an order to the federal prison system.
"It's especially a big deal if you're someone who has been suffering with gender dysphoria and unable to access the health care you want for years while you're being detained," Yohnka said Tuesday."The second thing is, the estimate is there are about 1,200 people who are transgender in federal custody. We have a responsibility to take care of those people once they are in custody, and that includes their health care and whatever those needs are.
And Iglesias wants the surgery soon, according to her lawsuit, because she is set to be released from prison on Dec. 21, 2022. In a statement, Iglesias said Tuesday:"I am very excited that the court has intervened on my behalf; without that happening, I would continue to fall through the cracks and BOP would ignore my need for gender-affirming surgery, which I've been fighting to get for decades. I am happy to have had the chance to tell my story and am hopeful that other transgender people will benefit from my case.
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