Federal Court Rules Wisconsin State Employee Health Insurance Must Cover for Transgender Workers
A federal court found that denying health insurance for gender-affirming medical care violates the
The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of
The decision concluded that there was no reason to exclude medically necessary care for transgender workers and said that some of the state's arguments appear "unhinged from reality."
"I'm pleased the court recognized that denying coverage for my medical care was sex discrimination. I, personally, was lucky to be in a position to have retirement funds and savings I could take out to fund my medical care, but had I been less fortunate I would not be alive today," said Andrews. "Today, I feel vindicated the court recognized what the state did was wrong. I hope that this will be a powerful signal that trans people are not fair game for discrimination and that our lives and health are not a political football."
The state's
"As the court found, depriving transgender people of access to transition-related care is sex discrimination," said
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