Likewise, if anyone demands a cricothyrotomy or lobotomy, are police expected to give it to them?
I'm not a lawyer, but from what I understand, the prisoners have to be able to prove they had a need for medical care, and I doubt someone merely pretending to be a different gender can get away with that, so in this particular case, no.
In general, refusing them would be a bad idea, though.
Serious question. If a biological male pretending to be a woman demands a pap smear and the cops laugh, are they denying him medical care?
Likewise, if anyone demands a cricothyrotomy or lobotomy, are police expected to give it to them?
I'm not a lawyer, but from what I understand, the prisoners have to be able to prove they had a need for medical care, and I doubt someone merely pretending to be a different gender can get away with that, so in this particular case, no.
In general, refusing them would be a bad idea, though.