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Chicago Sun-Times
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Stefano Esposito

Former Illinois inmate loses latest effort to convince federal prison officials to approve gender confirmation surgery

A former Illinois inmate has lost her latest effort to convince federal prison officials to approve gender confirmation surgery, according to the ACLU Illinois. | Getty Images

A former Illinois inmate appears to have lost her latest attempt to become the first federal prisoner to undergo gender confirmation surgery.

Cristina Nichole Iglesias, born with male genitals, has been trying for years to persuade the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to approve the procedure. Iglesias thought she’d moved a step closer after a federal judge late last year ordered the bureau to have its transgender council meet to evaluate her request by Jan. 24.

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