What's paid for under Manitoba rules
By: Arielle Godbout
Manitoba's transgendered community has been petitioning the provincial government to cover the full cost of surgery for those who want to live as a member of the opposite sex, Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross confirmed Tuesday.
"It's been identified that (funding for sex-reassignment surgery) is something we should consider," she said.
Those eligible for sex-reassignment surgery have been diagnosed with gender identity disorder, a condition recognized by the World Health Organization. Those with gender identity disorder have a desire to live as a member of the opposite sex, often accompanied with an intense discomfort with their own anatomy.
Currently, Manitoba covers surgeries that are performed in the province, and will partially pay for out-of-province vaginoplasty, a procedure that constructs a vagina for male-to-female patients.
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