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Originally Posted by Rathji
The thing that irks me about this is that they are cutting all funding for Gender Reassignment Surgery. This is a procedure that the medical profession considers medically necessary and only costs the province $700,000 for all procedures for an entire year.
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If this is a money decision, then they are barking up the wrong tree because $700,000 is a drop in the bucket considering the $19 billion budget for Health Care and costs each Albertan only 19 cents a year. In fact, there is a 19 cent letter writing campaign that has been started. |
I didn't expand on it, but I was curious about this as well. Chiropractors I can see, but there are other services that could be de-listed in order to save money. I assume this was a more conservative policy decision rather than a financial one. At the same time, If you are in prison, the Feds will pay for your sex change operation if you have been properly diagnosed.
The transgendered community still remains one of the more taboo groups in society. I hope that they are able to raise awareness about this issue, since I agree that it is medically necessary in order for the people affected.
To be quite honest, I never knew we even covered it. I believe the BC government and Quebec both cover it