An attorney for Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who was previously known as Bradley Manning, says the soldier decided to announce that she wanted to live as a woman the day after sentencing because a military prison said publicly it would not provide hormone treatment. Attorney David Coombs told The Associated Press on Monday that Manning wanted the media attention over the court-martial to dissipate before making the announcement. But Manning decided to go ahead with it after a Courthouse News Service story quoted a military prison spokeswoman saying hormone treatment would not be allowed. The story was published the day before the soldier was sentenced to 35 years/AP. More here.

Question: Should the military provide hormone treatment for Pvt. Manning?