Editor's Pick Nebraska resident among 3 people suing insurer for denying trans surgery coverage CRIS VILLALONGA-VIVONI Manchester Journal Inquirer Sep 29, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 0 × A federal judge has ruled that the state of Indiana must provide transgender surgery to an inmate serving time for murder. 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Judge rules state must pay for convicted murderer's transgender surgery A federal judge has ruled that the state of Indiana must provide transgender surgery to an inmate serving time for murder.
