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Transgender Woman Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening [View all]
Transgender Woman Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening
By Will Ripley, KUSA
DENVER - The legal definition of "female" is at the center of a new lawsuit.
Jennifer Blair, a transsexual woman, is suing for the right to get free breast cancer screenings.
Blair had surgery to change her gender more than a decade ago.
Women's Wellness Connection, a state-run healthcare program, recently turned her away because she is "not genetically female."....
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