ACLU sues UMMS hospital for allegedly refusing care to transgender man

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued University of Maryland Medical System and its Towson-based affiliate, St. Joseph Medical Center, for allegedly refusing to provide care to a transgender man. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Thursday on behalf of plaintiff Jesse Hammons, a Baltimore resident. It alleges that St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC) acted in violation of the U.S. Constitution when it canceled a gender-affirming surgery — a hysterectomy — that Hammons was scheduled to…
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