The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the state of Idaho must provide gender confirmation surgery to a transgender inmate. Adree Edmo will be the first prisoner in the nation to get the surgery through such a court order.
Court Rules Denying Gender Confirmation Surgery is 'Cruel and Unusual Punishment'
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the state of Idaho must provide gender confirmation surgery to a transgender inmate. Adree Edmo will be the first prisoner in the nation to get the surgery through such a court order.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
