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Yesterday, September 23rd, the
ACLU and Chelsea Manning filed a lawsuitagainst the Army
demanding they stop deferring medical treatment for Manning’s
previously diagnosed gender dysphoria. By continuing to deny Manning treatment,the Army is
directly violating Chelsea’s constitutional rights under the 8th amendment.
Chase Strangio, attorney in the ACLU Gay Lesbian Bisexual and
Transgender project and co-counsel on Ms. Manning’s case, notes “such clear
disregard of well-established medical protocols constitutes cruel and
unusual punishment.”
The ACLU released the following statement:
ACLU Demands Government Provide Chelsea Manning Necessary Medical
Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2014 WASHINGTON – Today, Chelsea Manning filed a lawsuit in federal court in
the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other
Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their
failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a
condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four
years ago. Without necessary treatment, gender dysphoria can cause severe
psychological distress, anxiety, and suicidality. For this reason, the National
Commission on Correctional Health Care and the American Psychological
Association have issued policy statements that support providing treatment to
prisoners diagnosed with the condition in accordance with established standards
of care, as the Federal Bureau of Prisons and many state corrections agencies
are already doing...
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Yesterday, September 23rd, the
ACLU and Chelsea Manning filed a lawsuit against the Army
demanding they stop deferring medical treatment for Manning’s
previously diagnosed gender dysphoria.
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