Judge OKs gender surgery opposed by 48-year-old's parents
Source: AP
By MICHAEL R. SISAK
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) A judge on Wednesday cleared the way for a 48-year-old transgender woman to undergo gender-reassignment surgery, rejecting her parents' effort to block the operation because they say she's mentally incompetent.
Christine Kitzler, testifying at an emergency hearing, showed a clear understanding of the three-hour procedure and its risks, Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr. said. He dismissed her parents' demand that he appoint a legal guardian and subject her to an independent medical exam.
"I'm so happy," Kitzler whispered when the judge ruled.
Kitzler's lawyers and Philadelphia-area surgeon were trying to schedule the operation for this week. The surgeon, Dr. Christine McGinn, said she would cover the cost. The operation had been set for Tuesday before Klaus and Ingrid Kitzler won a temporary injunction.
FULL story at link. Also see yesterday's LBN story: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141196220
Christine Kitzler, a transgender woman from Myrtle Beach, S.C., speaks with reporters, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Doylestown, Pa. A judge has temporarily blocked Kitzler's gender-reassignment surgery for, while he considers her parents' request she be declared incompetent. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ecbfa49358664333af28407c2069317e/parents-seek-halt-48-year-olds-gender-reassignment
LuvNewcastle
(16,820 posts)has such an awful family. I'm sure she's been traumatized by these people, and I hope she's able to get away from them for good. I'm glad she found a sympathetic judge and a wonderful doctor who is covering the costs. Best wishes to her for the rest of her life.
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JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)and how they didn't get someone to pin THEM in a booby-hatch for saying 'Our 48 year old thinks he's a woman, please lock him up because he's crazy' is beyond me.