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Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike, Army Agrees to Treatment: ACLU

Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike, Army Agrees to Treatment: ACLU

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS — Chelsea Manning, the whistleblower who is incarcerated in Fort Leavenworth for leaking classified government documents to WikiLeaks, ended her hunger strike on Tuesday after receiving assurances from the Army that she would receive medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria, the American Civil Liberties Union said.According to the ACLU, Manning's treatment will begin with surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April.On Friday, Manning announced that she would not consume any food or drink voluntarily, except for water and currently prescribed medications, or cut or shorten her hair, in response to what she described as "bullying" by the prison and U.S. government officials.


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Chelsea Manning Ends Her Hunger Strike After Army OKs Gender-Transition Surgery

Chelsea Manning Ends Her Hunger Strike After Army OKs Gender-Transition Surgery

NEWS BRIEF Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks and is serving a 35-year sentence is Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is ending the hunger strike she began last week after the U.S. Army agreed to let her have the medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria.The news was announced late Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents Manning.The treatment, the ACLU said, will begin with the surgery recommended in April by Manning's psychologist.


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Army Agrees to Gender-Transition Surgery for Chelsea Manning

Army Agrees to Gender-Transition Surgery for Chelsea Manning

The Army has agreed to let Chelsea Manning undergo gender transition surgery after Manning carried out a four-day hunger strike.The military has yet to confirm its decision, but Manning's lawyer told BuzzFeed that it will provide the surgery.Manning is currently serving 35 years in a military prison for violating the Espionage Act after she sent about 750,000 classified documents to WikiLeaks in 2013.


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Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike after Army agrees to gender-affirming surgery

Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike after Army agrees to gender-affirming surgery

Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier imprisoned for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, says she is ending a hunger strike after the U.S. Army agreed to allow her to get medical treatment for her gender dysphoria.She began the hunger strike last week to protest her treatment at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., vowing to persist until she was treated better.The medical treatment will begin with the surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement.