This report originally aired on January 21.
Senator Kamala Harris responds to a question about her record on
transgender rights as California attorney general and her role in
defending the California Department of Corrections in a case that sought
to deny two transgender inmates gender reassignment surgery. Senator
Harris says that while the department took a position on the issue that
was at odds with her beliefs, she says, "The bottom line is the buck
stops with me and I take full responsibility for what my office did."
She also goes on to say that she vehemently disagreed with the stance
taken and that she "worked behind the scenes to ensure that the
department would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical
attention that they required, they needed, and deserved."
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