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Wisconsin Inmate Wins Suit For Sex Reassignment Surgery
Judge says the public interest lies in alleviating needless suffering by those who are dependent on the government for their care.
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A transgender inmate at the Racine Correctional Institution has won a federal case and will be allowed to undergo sexual reassignment surgery.
U.S. District Judge 
Nicole Campbell’s Eighth Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution had been violated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections when she was denied the surgery.
The Eighth Amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. ....

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