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Keohane v Florida Department of Corrections Secretary

January 09, 2019

Brief of Amici Curiae Medical, Mental Health, And Other Health Care Organizations in Support of Appellee

"The District Court’s findings of fact regarding gender dysphoria and the established standards of care for the treatment of gender dysphoria are fully consistent with the international medical consensus. Moreover, the specific treatments the District Court found medically necessary in this case—hormone therapy and access to gender–affirming clothing and grooming—are fully consistent with the internationally-accepted standards of care for the treatment of gender dysphoria..."

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