A right is a right is a right.

 Or at least that is what I was taught in 4th grade Social Studies.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness," is what the Declaration of Independence promises. These 'unalienable' rights are endowed to men and women, regardless of race. But some Americans believe that prison inmates arent privy to those rights. Luckily, US District Judge Mark Wolff doesn't think that and is believed to be the first federal judge to order prison officials to provide sex-reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/04/massachusetts-judge-approves-taxpayer-funded-sex-change-for-inmate/#ixzz25mwVdHg5

This issue is controversial on so many levels- its nauseating. What frustrates me is that this is something a lot of people are really concerned about. Why?! The sex-reassignment surgery doesn't hurt anyone and there are FAR, FAR worse things that our taxes pay for. I know Michelle is in prison for murder, but without this medical attention, her psychological state will only worsen.