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Corrections officials: ‘No obstacles' to Kosilek's surgery if appeal fails
Boston :: MA :: USA | 22 days ago
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Unnamed doctors who have reviewed the medical history of a convicted transsexual wife killer awarded taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery by a federal judge have found no obstacles to performing the surgery should the state Department of
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Appeals court to hear inmate sex change case
Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 month ago
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A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in an appeal of a judge's ruling granting a taxpayer-funded sex change for a Massachusetts transgender inmate serving a life sentence for murder...District Judge Mark Wolf ordering prison officials to
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One Massachusetts hospital signals interest in performing sex change surgery on Michelle Kosilek
North Attleborough :: MA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Ellement, Globe Staff One Massachusetts hospital has signaled an interest in hosting sex reassignment surgery for convicted killer Michelle L. Kosilek, but the state must still find a doctor from outside Massachusetts willing to get a license and
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Fed court to weigh sex-change appeal
Boston :: MA :: USA | 3 months ago
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The long-running battle over who will pay for Michelle Kosilek's sex-change surgery is now going before a federal appeals court after the Patrick administration objected to picking up the bill. We are glad the appellate court has agreed to hear our
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Court to hear appeal of con's sex-change surgery
Boston :: MA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston will hear the Patrick administration's argument against taxpayer-funded sex reassignment surgery for a convicted murderer on April 2, the court announced today. The court noted only "grave cause" will
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State correction boss says six doctors willing to perform sex reassignment surgery on Michelle Kosilek
North Attleborough :: MA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Ellement, Globe Staff The state has identified six surgeons willing to perform sex reassignment surgery on convicted killer Michelle L. Kosilek, but none of the doctors currently perform operations in Massachusetts, according to an affidavit filed by
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Federal judge presses state prison boss to prepare for possible Kosilek sex change surgery
Boston :: MA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Ellement, Globe Staff A federal judge has ordered the state's prison chief to swear under oath he is making an earnest effort to find a surgeon willing to perform gender reassignment surgery on convicted killer Michelle Kosilek, who killed his wife
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Judge: Mass. sex change inmate's lawyers get $700K
Boston :: MA :: USA | 5 months ago
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A federal judge says he'll order Massachusetts to pay more than $700,000 in legal fees for a convicted murderer who successfully sued for a state-funded sex change.The Boston Globe reports ( http://bo.st/U9tKrE) Judge Mark Wolf said Wednesday
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Judge: State must pay more than $700,000 in legal fees to attorneys of convicted murderer who wants sex change surgery
Boston :: MA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Valencia, Globe Staff A federal judge said today that he would award more than $700,000 in legal fees to the team of lawyers who represented Michelle Kosilek, the convicted murderer who sued the state for a sex change operation to treat her gender
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Judge puts prisoner's sex-change order on hold
Boston :: MA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Wolf issued a strong warning to DOC brass, saying they need to make a good faith effort to provide sexual reassignment surgery in a timely manner to the prisoner otherwise the issues of criminal and civil contempt will arise. Wolf, who issued a stay
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