Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Statement on a Federal Appeals Court Denial of Convicted Killer’s Sex-Change Operation
Yesterday I released
the following statement regarding the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the First Circuit denying a tax-payer funded sex-change operation for
convicted wife killer Michelle Kosilek. The Senate Republican Caucus has previously
filed legislation preventing such surgeries, and will file new legislation for
the upcoming legislative session:
Boston- “The
Federal Court of Appeals decision to deny convicted killer Michelle Kosilek gender
reassignment surgery is an affirmation of fairness and justice. Allowing
someone who has committed first degree murder to receive extraordinary surgery
at best lacks commonsense, and at worst offends the interests of justice.
The Department of Corrections (DOC) has remained steadfast
in its belief that the state should not be required to provide such surgery,
and I commend the department for continuing to fight against this outrageous
request. Had the unprecedented ruling by Judge Wolf been upheld to allow Michelle
Kosilek’s surgery, not only the Commonwealth, but the country would have
ventured down a dangerous path resulting in serious ramifications not yet
identified.”
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