Controversial Execution of Convicted Murderer Sparks Debate Over Gender-Affirming Care.

The ACLU condemned Florida for not providing "gender-affirming" care to Duane Owen, a convicted murderer and rapist who received a death sentence in 1986 for the brutal rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl and a 38-year-old mother of two. The ACLU claims that Florida violated Owen's right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. However, Owen bragged about committing seven rapes and five murders, and claimed he carried out sexual violence to "turn himself into a female." The ACLU has a history of supporting violent male criminals who identify as women.