Attorney General Chris Carr | Georgia.gov
Attorney General Chris Carr | Georgia.gov
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr has expressed opposition to taxpayer-funded gender-transition surgeries for inmates. In a statement made on April 4 via the social media platform X, Carr said that taxpayers should not bear the cost of such procedures and voiced his support for efforts to "put a stop to this nonsense."
"Taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for a prisoner's transgender surgery," said General Chris Carr. "Proud to stand with @POTUS and our fellow attorneys general to put a stop to this nonsense once and for all."
Carr has filed a legal brief opposing these surgeries for state prisoners, as part of an initiative involving nearly 25 other attorneys general. According to a news release by Carr, these officials are challenging a federal court decision in Indiana that mandated the state provide gender-affirming surgery for an inmate, despite existing state law prohibiting the use of state resources for such procedures.
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The group of attorneys general argues that the lower court's decision is based on standards from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which they consider "unreliable" due to changes influenced by "political concerns." They are seeking a reversal of this ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
According to a report by the ACLU of Indiana, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted a preliminary injunction requiring the Indiana Department of Correction to provide transgender woman Autumn Cordellioné with "gender-affirming surgery." This decision followed a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s 2023 law banning such surgeries in prisons, which was argued to violate constitutional rights.
Chris Carr was appointed as Georgia's attorney general by then-Governor Nathan Deal in 2016 and re-elected in November 2022. Since assuming office, he has prioritized issues including human trafficking, gang activity, and opioid misuse. His initiatives include establishing Georgia's first Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and Gang Prosecution Unit.
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