"The medical standard of care for treatment of gender dysphoria is to allow a transgender person to live in a sex different than their birth sex through medications, surgical care, and social transition," the lawsuit claims. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
The lawsuit filed Friday, Jane Doe v. Pamela Bondi, alleges that President Donald Trump's executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," signed in January, "targets transgender individuals and attempts to strip them of established legal protections."
The anonymous names of the dozen inmates in the lawsuit filed Friday are: Jane Doe, Mary Doe, Sara Doe, Emily Doe, Zoe Doe, Tori Doe, Olivia Doe, Susan Doe, Lois Doe, Sophia Doe, Sally Doe and Wendy Doe.
The inmates, all of whom are transgender women, "will not be safe" if transferred to men's facilities, the lawsuit states, and the inmates will be at risk of "sexual harassment, assault, and rape."
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, also alleged Sara Doe "may be forced to shower in full view of men who are incarcerated, and her breasts and female genitalia will be exposed." Similar charges were made throughout the lawsuit for the other trans inmates.
Trump's executive order prohibits taxpayer dollars "expended for any medical procedure, treatment, or drug for the purpose of conforming an inmate’s appearance to that of the opposite sex."
"The medical standard of care for treatment of gender dysphoria is to allow a transgender person to live in a sex different than their birth sex through medications, surgical care, and social transition," the lawsuit claims.
New lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump's executive order revoking taxpayer-funded medical procedures and treatments for transgender inmates. (Getty Images)
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While the latest lawsuit identifies BOP acting director William Lothrop as one of the defendants, Lothrop announced his retirement – among a slew of other BOP executives – and is expected to step down by the end of the month, the Washington Post reported.
Fox News Digital's requests for comment from the White House, BOP and Justice Department were not returned by time of publication.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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