BostonHerald.com – By Associated Press
A judge today granted a hearing to a convicted murderer who says she’s being denied medical treatment in prison as she awaits a ruling in her bid for sex change surgery.
U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ordered a March 13 hearing in the case of Michelle Kosilek, formerly known as Robert. Kosilek asked for the hearing after claiming she’d been denied hair removal treatment and access to a specialist to discuss testosterone levels. She said as a result her body is becoming more masculine.
Wolf also ordered new Department of Correction Commissioner Harold Clarke to attend the hearing, in case he wanted him to testify.