"Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador stated, 'A federal court ordered Alaska to refer a prisoner for sex-change surgery consultation, which threatens to set a precedent that forces other states to provide these procedures using taxpayer dollars.'"
"Labrador emphasized that the Eighth Amendment ensures 'basic medical care' for prisoners, but he does not consider gender transition surgeries as part of that care."
"The brief filed by Idaho and Indiana AGs claims the requested procedure does not meet the threshold for 'minimal civilized measure of life's necessities.'"
"Emalee Wagoner, diagnosed with gender dysphoria, was recommended for surgery by her doctor, but the state's medical advisory committee rejected her request citing insufficient evidence."
Idaho and Indiana have filed an amicus brief supporting Alaska's challenge to a federal ruling that mandates gender-affirming surgery for a trans prisoner. Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador argues that the Eighth Amendment guarantees basic medical care but does not include what he terms 'experimental gender transition surgeries.' The brief, which rejects the federal court's ruling, claims the requested procedure does not meet the necessary threshold for medical care. The prisoner, Emalee Wagoner, has been denied surgery by the state's medical advisory committee due to insufficient evidence.
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