FYI: BC Gov News - B.C. brings gender-affirming surgery for trans people closer to home

[Adam Lynes-Ford]

Hello working group members, 

FYI, see today’s announcement below. 

As some of you may know, trans folks currently have to travel out of province or country -sometimes several times- to access lower body surgery (which leads to high out of pocket costs, higher rates of complications post-surgery, etc.), and wait times are still quite long for many procedures. The trans community and allies have been pushing for a BC surgical program for some time. 

This is a really positive move in its own right, and an important part of the province’s broader surgical and diagnostic imaging strategy.

Adrienne Leung, one of BCHC’s new co-chairs, attended the announcement to show the coalition’s support today. 

Adam

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From: noreply.ne...@gov.bc.ca

Subject: BC Gov News - B.C. brings gender-affirming surgery for trans people closer to home

Date: November 16, 2018 at 9:47:25 AM PST

To: ad...@bchealthcoalition.ca

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B.C. brings gender-affirming surgery for trans people closer to home Transgender people in British Columbia will soon have access to publicly funded gender-affirming lower surgeries within the province, as British Columbia becomes the first province in western Canada to offer these procedures next year. ▶ READ MORE Government Operations, Health, Services

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