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Couple Sues South Carolina Agency over Child's Sex-Assignment Surgery

In a legal first, a couple is suing the state Department of Social Services for removing their child’s penis and testicular tissue in an effort to “assign” him to the female sex while in foster care.

In a legal first, a couple is suing the state Department of Social Services for removing their child’s penis and testicular tissue in an effort to “assign” him to the female sex while in foster care.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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