Dangers of Ontario trans health funding controlled by CAMH |
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Nikki S. notes:
The Pyrrhic Victory of Ontario Health Insurance Plan funded Sex Reassignment Surgery
A Pyrrhic Victory is one that has devastating consequences for
victors. The re-listing of SRS is, to be sure, a victory for the trans
community, and should be celebrated as such. But OHIP-funded SRS, left
solely under the iron fist of CAMH’s Gender Identity Clinic, would be
a devastating setback for the trans health movement, one with
consequences almost as dire as the original 1998 delisting of SRS. A
client-centered, multiple-access model, similar to the WPATH and
Sherbourne Health Centre standards of care, is what our community
truly needs; this would be a true victory for trans people across the
province, and a shining example of success for public health care.
Full article:
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2008/07/11/02457.html
