A federal appeals court says the state of Idaho must pay for a transgender prison inmate's sex reassignment surgery.
Adree Edmo has been living as a woman for years but is being housed in a men's prison.
It's been seven years since the 31-year-old was diagnosed with gender dysmorphia.
Edmo's lawyer says the prison would treat an inmate with cancer or diabetes and this diagnosis is no different.
Edmo is a convicted sex offender who is due to be released from prison in 2021.
The state says it will appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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