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Sacramento-area faith-based hospital denies transgender man hysterectomy (xpost from GD)
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/man-claims-carmichael-hospital-canceled-surgery-because-he-is-transgender/41428916A transgender man who was scheduled to undergo a hysterectomy said the hospital canceled his surgery a day before it was scheduled.
Evan Michael Minton claims Mercy San Juan in Carmichael refused to treat him because he is transgender....
Then on Monday, his doctor, Lindsey Dawson, found out the hospital would not allow her to do Minton's surgery. Dawson explained she was scheduled to do two hysterectomies Tuesday, but only Minton’s was canceled.
“They were unable to do his surgery as it went against the Catholic directives of the hospital,” Dawson said.
Evan Michael Minton claims Mercy San Juan in Carmichael refused to treat him because he is transgender....
Then on Monday, his doctor, Lindsey Dawson, found out the hospital would not allow her to do Minton's surgery. Dawson explained she was scheduled to do two hysterectomies Tuesday, but only Minton’s was canceled.
“They were unable to do his surgery as it went against the Catholic directives of the hospital,” Dawson said.
