2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial: Prison not responsible for funding sex change
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Viewpoints
Cable television, recess and a decent meal - what more could a convicted felon want from their prison?
Michelle Kosilek, formerly known as Robert Kosilek, is trying to sue her Correction Facility for not granting her a sex-change operation. Apparently when you are arrested and sentenced for murder, the state owes you thousands of dollars in treatments to satisfy your emotional and sexual preferences.
It's ridiculous that Kosilek is taking advantage of the Equal Protection Amendment in order to become a woman for free. As a prisoner, Kosilek gave up her rights - and even those rights never included the state paying thousands of dollars for an elective operation.
Kosilek came to the prison a husband, convicted of killing his wife and wants to leave as woman, via the state's checkbook.
When Kosilek sued the facility for treatments including psychotherapy, hair removal and hormone treatments, the courts relented and allowed the treatments, just not the surgery. Now Kosilek claims the treatments aren't working and that she is entitled to stronger treatments.
As if asking for the treatments wasn't enough, these latest claims to "equal protection" send her over the edge. Asking the state to fund an unnecessary surgery takes greed to a whole new level.
Right now the courts are still making a decision as to whether or not Kosilek deserves upped treatments; hopefully this time they remember the real meaning of equal protection for convicted felons.
Michelle Kosilek, formerly known as Robert Kosilek, is trying to sue her Correction Facility for not granting her a sex-change operation. Apparently when you are arrested and sentenced for murder, the state owes you thousands of dollars in treatments to satisfy your emotional and sexual preferences.
It's ridiculous that Kosilek is taking advantage of the Equal Protection Amendment in order to become a woman for free. As a prisoner, Kosilek gave up her rights - and even those rights never included the state paying thousands of dollars for an elective operation.
Kosilek came to the prison a husband, convicted of killing his wife and wants to leave as woman, via the state's checkbook.
When Kosilek sued the facility for treatments including psychotherapy, hair removal and hormone treatments, the courts relented and allowed the treatments, just not the surgery. Now Kosilek claims the treatments aren't working and that she is entitled to stronger treatments.
As if asking for the treatments wasn't enough, these latest claims to "equal protection" send her over the edge. Asking the state to fund an unnecessary surgery takes greed to a whole new level.
Right now the courts are still making a decision as to whether or not Kosilek deserves upped treatments; hopefully this time they remember the real meaning of equal protection for convicted felons.
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