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| Sex Changes for Prison Inmates Passes Senate Committee |
| By turnto23.com |
| Published: 03/29/2012 |
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Senator Michael J. Rubio (D – Shafter) announces the passage of SB 1079 out of the Senate Health Committee Wednesday afternoon. SB 1079 protects critical taxpayer dollars by establishing state law that prohibits medically unnecessary procedures and services for inmates including sex changes, infertility treatments, breast enlargements and weight reduction surgery. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is responsible for managing medical treatment of about 129,000 inmates in the state. The Legislative Analyst’s Office reported prison health care spending jumped from $1.2 billion in 2005-06 to $2.2 billion in 2010-11. In 2009, a male prisoner serving 50 years to life for killing a woman sued the State of California to pay for his sex change operation to become a woman. Beyond already paying his annual incarceration costs topping $40,000 and thousands for ongoing female hormone therapy, the prisoner asked the state to cover the sex change surgery that usually top $20,000. The 1st District Court of Appeal denied the request last September and the state Supreme Court denied hearing the case upon appeal. Read More. |
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