Posted on 16/05/08
Province to cover sex-change operations
Ontario will soon join other provinces in providing coverage for sex-change surgery under its health insurance plan, Health Minister George Smitherman confirmed yesterday.He said the details have not been finalized, but Ontario will start paying for sexual reassignment surgery for the first time in 10 years. "[It would] probably affect between eight and 10 people in Ontario, who after having very, very sustained psychological evaluations would be deemed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health as appropriate candidates to receive a surgical intervention," he said.
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