Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Thursday that prohibits state funds from being used for inmate transgender care.
“Taxpayer dollars should not be used for procedures like this,” Kemp said before signing the bill at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
The state is facing two lawsuits from inmates over transgender treatments. Ronnie Fuller, housed in Pulaski State Prison, is asking the state to pay for a mastectomy. Fuller is a female who identified as a male, according to a document filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.