Hospital Cancels Transgender Man’s Hysterectomy Due To Religious Objections
The hospital, part of the Dignity Health chain, said the procedure goes against its anti-sterilization policies, which are based on ethical and religious directives.
Sacramento Bee:
Transgender Man Denied Hysterectomy At Mercy San Juan
Tuesday was supposed to be a big day for Evan Michael Minton. The Fair Oaks resident packed his bags for the hospital, said a prayer and counted down the hours until he would undergo the hysterectomy that would take him one step further in his transition from female to male. Instead he spent the day on the phone with doctors and lawyers after Mercy San Juan hospital in Carmichael abruptly canceled the procedure on religious grounds. (Ciaola and Buck, 8/30)