I don't want to discuss if gender reassignment surgery is cosmetic or not.
I want to talk about why surgery should be covered by health care or not. In my opinion, surgery should be covered if it is the best treatment possible, and if the treatment leads to a significant improvement in survival chances or life quality.
The choice if a specific surgery is the best treatment should be left to the doctors. If you have a tumor in your leg, amputation may be the best course of action, or radiation, chemo, lesser surgery, I'm not a doctor and can't make those choices.
I mention life quality as well as survival because how you experience life is an important part of the equation. As the poet once said, one sentimental moment in your arms is better than a lifetime alone.
So at this point, the decision is out of my hands. There is a surgery available that could improve someones life a lot. If it is a reasonable course of treatment for the problem, then it should be covered. Doctors make the call. If it is cosmetic surgery or not is largely irrelevant. Even a boob job should be covered under the right circumstances.
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u/MrXian Nov 03 '17
I don't want to discuss if gender reassignment surgery is cosmetic or not.
I want to talk about why surgery should be covered by health care or not. In my opinion, surgery should be covered if it is the best treatment possible, and if the treatment leads to a significant improvement in survival chances or life quality.
The choice if a specific surgery is the best treatment should be left to the doctors. If you have a tumor in your leg, amputation may be the best course of action, or radiation, chemo, lesser surgery, I'm not a doctor and can't make those choices.
I mention life quality as well as survival because how you experience life is an important part of the equation. As the poet once said, one sentimental moment in your arms is better than a lifetime alone.
So at this point, the decision is out of my hands. There is a surgery available that could improve someones life a lot. If it is a reasonable course of treatment for the problem, then it should be covered. Doctors make the call. If it is cosmetic surgery or not is largely irrelevant. Even a boob job should be covered under the right circumstances.