A transgender woman incarcerated in Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against state for trying to end her hormone therapy.
In a lawsuit filed July 14 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, Maddilyn Marcum, currently imprisoned at the Northpoint Training Center in Boyle County, argues that a plan to eliminate her access to gender-affirming hormone therapy in November violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and will lead to "the denial of medically appropriate healthcare to treat a serious medical condition."
Marcum has received hormone therapy since 2009 and has continued to receive the treatment since being imprisoned in 2016 following a m**der conviction in Kenton Circuit Court.
In a statement, Marcum said: "Untreated Gender Dysphoria creates a substantial risk of severe physical and psychological harm to the individual, which I have personally suffered from in my life.
"This case is not about a lifestyle choice, it is about ensuring that I and others receive medicall...
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