Back in June, the ACLU lamented that the state of Florida did not provide "medically necessary gender-affirming care" to Duane Owen before he was executed. He had killed and raped a 14-year-old and then also committed murder again, years later. The ACLU is at it again coming to the defense of a male inmate who claims to be transgender, this time in Indiana.
The ACLU Is Mad at Florida for What They Did Not Provide to Death Row Prisoner
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 17, 2023
https://t.co/A2ejCPEfxq
The state of Florida never provided medically necessary gender-affirming care to Duane Owen — causing her enormous suffering and violating her right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment for the more than 30 years she was in state custody. pic.twitter.com/kjmzCrY2uh
— ACLU (@ACLU) June 16, 2023
The latest lamentation about transgender inmates is just as tone deaf as the one from earlier this year. In late August, the Indiana chapter announced it was suing the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) for denying surgery to a biological male, Jonathan C. Richardson, who also goes by Autumn Cordellione. Indiana passed HEA 1569 into law during the 2023 session, which handles "Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy."
This new law is a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, and the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
— ACLU of Indiana (@ACLUIndiana) August 28, 2023
The DOC cannot deny essential treatment to incarcerated people simply because they are transgender — that's discrimination.
Gender-affirming care has been found by every reputable medical organization to be necessary and even lifesaving.
— ACLU of Indiana (@ACLUIndiana) August 28, 2023
If lawmakers can deny a form of healthcare arbitrarily, they could just as easily deny other lifesaving treatments to incarcerated people. https://t.co/HmpV8U9cFH
There is no mention in the Twitter thread or in the press release that such surgery would be paid for by taxpayers. There's also no mention of the nature of Richardson's crimes. According to a report from the Daily Mail, he "admitted to killing 'the little f**king b*tch' after he was arrested for the strangulation death of his 11-month-old stepdaughter" and "was sentenced to more than five decades behind bars."
As the report further mentions when it comes to the disturbing details:
Richardson was convicted of killing his 11-month-old stepdaughter by strangling her to death in September 2001. Richardson was in charge of his stepdaughter while the victim's mom was away for the day.
The killer initially told police that he found the victim in a crib and she had vomit coming from her mouth. Richardson later admitted she was fussy and he had tried to calm her down.
It was determined the little girl died from manual strangulation.
While the sicko was behind bars, Richardson told a correctional officer, 'well all I know is I killed the little f**king b*tch.'
In 2002, Richardson was sentenced to 55 years in prison.
The ACLU insists that HEA 1569 is a violation of the Eighth Amendment and is "necessary and even lifesaving." The far-left organization also claims that the law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
"The DOC cannot deny necessary treatment to incarcerated people simply on the basis that they are transgender. To do so is a form of discrimination," Ken Falk, ACLU of Indiana legal director claimed. "Gender-affirming care is life-saving care. If the legislature can deny a form of healthcare arbitrarily, they could just as easily deny other lifesaving treatments to people who are incarcerated."
Read this and tell me with a straight face the ACLU is not an evil organization pic.twitter.com/wPbBgNYggE
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) September 1, 2023
As of Monday, the ACLU of Indiana Twitter account has tweeted about the lawsuit in recent weeks no less than three times since then, doubling down on their claims that the surgery is "necessary."
This is not the only concerning matter to do with biological men claiming to be transgender women. As Madeline covered last month, the Heritage Foundation's Accountability Project obtained documents showing that 50.3 percent of biological men imprisoned in Wisconsin who claim to be transgender women have committed at least one count of sexual assault.
Over Half of 'Trans Women' in Jail in One State Have Been Convicted of Sex Crimes
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 26, 2023
https://t.co/kBbkqo2MV8
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