Friday, April 12, 2024

Ontario must pay for a penis-sparing vaginoplasty for a person who identifies as neither fully female nor fully male.

National Post: Ontario resident who wants both a vagina and penis wins public funding for unique surgery.

Ontario has been ordered to pay for surgery for a resident who is seeking to have a vagina constructed while leaving their penis intact.

Denying the procedure would infringe on the person’s Charter-protected right to security of the person, an Ontario court said in its ruling.
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The Ontario resident, identified in court documents as K.S., has been locked in a legal battle with the Ontario Health Insurance Plan since 2022, when OHIP denied a funding request to have a penile preserving vaginoplasty performed at a clinic in Austin, Texas.

The surgery, which is not available anywhere in Canada, involves creating a vaginal canal, or opening, without removing the penis.

I can't believe taxpayers are paying for this.

2 comments:

molson said...

I could do this surgery for nothing more than the cost of a shotgun shell. The procedure might sting a little though.

Drake's Place said...

Molson ,

Your method does sound a bit painful, yes. ;)