Ruling on transgender inmates could affect health care access in Nevada
In August, a three-judge panel upheld a 2018 ruling requiring the
Edmo, a transgender woman housed in the all-men's
"The broad medical consensus in the area of transgender health care requires providers to individually diagnose, assess and treat individuals' gender dysphoria, including for those individuals in institutionalized environments," the three-judge 9th Circuit panel wrote in August. "Treatment can and should include (gender confirmation surgery) when medically necessary."
"However, we can't predict how it will impact
Kelley declined to answer questions about whether any of the state's 13,218 inmates in
In response to questions about how many transgender inmates are currently incarcerated in
Not all transgender and gender-nonconforming people want, need or can afford gender confirmation surgery, which typically costs upwards of
Legal staff with the
"(The case law) just confirms the concerns that were raised back in 2017," Royster said.
"For some people who want surgeries, those things can help alleviate their own well-being and cope with that," they said.
Just because a transgender person wasn't receiving hormonal therapy prior to incarceration does not mean that they will never need it or gender confirmation surgery while incarcerated, MacFarlane added. Similar to other medical problems, gender dysphoria can arise at any time and should be treated with all necessary tools, they said.
Although the
"Whenever something comes out like a court ruling, especially one like this, then I think it is an opportunity to come back and have that discussion again," Royster said.
Edmo's surgery could be delayed because
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