University of Maryland Medical System controversies
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2020
Lawsuit alleges transgender discrimination by UMMS and St. Joseph Medical Center
Lawsuit filed
Jesse Hammons filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Maryland Medical System and St. Joseph Medical Center, alleging that the hospital discriminated against him by refusing to perform his hysterectomy. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit, not a court determination.
Company response
Denial — University of Maryland Medical System
but said St. Joseph does not discriminate nor treat any patient differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Source excerpt
A Baltimore man has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Maryland Medical System and its St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, claiming he was discriminated against for being transgender when the hospital refused to perform his hysterectomy.
Jesse Hammons filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland stating the medical institutions violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights and the Affordable Care Act when they canceled the hysterectomy, a treatment for gender dysphoria, a week before it was scheduled in January, according to the suit.
In a statement, UMMS officials declined to comment on specifics of the case, citing patient privacy, but said St. Joseph does not discriminate nor treat any patient differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation.