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flag A judge ruled Alaska violated a transgender inmate’s rights by denying her gender-affirming surgery, calling the denial unconstitutional.

flag A federal judge ruled Alaska’s prison system violated the Constitution by denying transgender inmate Emalee Wagoner gender-confirming surgery, finding the state showed deliberate indifference to her gender dysphoria. flag The decision, based on a seven-year legal battle, found Alaska’s policy, though technically allowing surgery, functioned as a de facto ban, violating the Eighth Amendment. flag The judge ordered the state to reconsider her request, treating gender-affirming care as medically necessary like cancer treatment. flag The ruling follows a 2019 appellate decision affirming such care as constitutionally protected. flag The Alaska Department of Law plans to appeal.

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