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DOE v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 47131.

257 N.W.2d 816 (1977)

Jane DOE, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Respondent, Hennepin County Welfare Board, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Fargione, Legal Aid Society, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Thomas L. Fabel, Deputy Atty. Gen., Marianne D. Short, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for State.

Gary Flakne, County Atty., James F. Bares, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for Hennepin County Welfare Bd.

Heard before TODD, MacLAUGHLIN, and YETKA, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

TODD, Justice.

Jane Doe is an adult male transsexual. After an initial screening process, Doe was selected to undergo sex conversion surgery at one of the University of Minnesota Hospitals (university hospital) in its original transsexual program. The Federal funding of the university hospital's program ended before surgery was performed on Doe. Thereafter, Doe, an eligible recipient of medical assistance (M.A.) benefits, applied to the Hennepin County Welfare Department...

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