More from the, "What will they try next" department....

Convicted killer request sex change

Claiming that denying his request amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, a man convicted of killing his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex change operation. Robert Kosilek sued the Department of Correction for the second time last year, saying that numerous psychiatrists who had examined him had determined that a sex change operation is ``medically necessary” and that they believe he will kill himself if the state refuses to allow the procedure. In 2002, a US District ruled that Kosilek was entitled to treatment for gender identity disorder--which includes psychotherapy, female hormone treatments, and laser hair removal--but stopped short of ordering the state to pay for the sex change operation.