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BOSTON (AP)-- A man serving a life sentence for murdering his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation, arguing that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

A psychiatrist testified Tuesday that he believes Robert Kosilek -- who now goes by Michelle -- will commit suicide if state corrections officials refuse to allow the surgery and Kosilek is unable to complete the transformation into a woman.

Damn funny, if you ask me. A convicted murderer with lots of time on his/her hands decides that he's really a she.... and wants the state to pay for the costly surgery to gender bend him. What's not so funny is that the state has already paid for part of the treatments....

In 2002, U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled Kosilek was entitled to treatment for gender identity disorder, but he stopped short of ordering the state to pay for a sex-change operation.

Since then, Kosilek has received psychotherapy, female hormone treatments and laser hair removal.

What the hell? The therapy I can see, but hormone treatments? And ffs hair removal? That costs money - good money earned by taxpayers so a potential shemale doesn't have to shave? Gtfo. Still, I think like many problems the solution has already been presented with the problem...

Dr. George Richard Brown, a psychiatrist, said Kosilek's depression and anxiety have improved since the hormone treatment began.

If Kosilek does not have a sex-change operation, Brown said, ''I believe that she would kill herself.''

Whelp, sounds like a plan to me. If it wants to kill its self that's just fine. There certainly wouldn't be a good place for "her" if the operation was performed and you put "her" back in a male prison. It's also not fucking fair to put "him" in with an all-female prison.

Personally it just sounds like someone's sex fantasy has gone on a little too long. The asshole probably just wants to get his hands on some warm panties while he's still in prison and have the state pay for it.