Sex change operation a necessity?

Posted by Moonage on 01 Jun 2006 | Tagged as: Shock and Awe

A man serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation for him, saying that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

A psychiatrist testified Tuesday that he believes Robert Kosilek will kill himself if state correction officials refuse to allow the surgery and Kosilek is unable to complete his transformation into a woman.

Kosilek, 57, was convicted of strangling his wife, Cheryl, in 1990.

I’ll bet every single person in this country has some surgery they’d love to have.  I need Lasik in the worst way.  I have a very physical and active young boy who loves nothing more than to punch me right in the face.  I have to adjust my glasses at least daily.  This is inhumane and belittling. Should the state pay for it?

Hell no.  Of the about 300 million people in this country, medical necessity ranks about 300 millionth.  Not only has he forfeited most of his rights by violating the most basic law we have, he should be thankful he’s still alive much less wanting surgery to correct something he should have no use for at this point.  He’s survived 57 years the way he was, that’s more than a lot of better people make it.  He’s mooched off public funds since 1990.  We’ve spent too much on this guy already.  If he wants to do himself in because after 57 years death is preferable to having a penis, so be it.  IMO, that’s just a better reason to deny the operation.  ( get the picture yet? )

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