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What's Sex Got To Do with It
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What's Sex Got to Do with It?
Examining Transgender Healthcare, Gender Reassignment Surgery and The Law
TYLA'S STORY
Tyla's Story
the numbers
DATA
01
United States Transgender Population
.3 % of American Population
~1 million people
02
03
OVER THE YEARS
Over the Years
Language
Gender Identity Disorder ----> Gender Dysphoria
Health Care Associations
-American College of Obstetrictians and Gynecologists
-Endocrine Society
-American Medical Association
-American Psychological Association
Other Issues
> Scarcity of Physicians
> Lack of Knowledge
> Insurance Coverage and Affordability
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
State Medicaid
32/50 states do not currently have coverage for gender affirming care in their Medicaid programs
Argentina
United Kingdom
Denmark
New Zealand
Other Countries
Objections
OBJECTIONS
Cosmetic
Supposedly a cosmetic or an enhancement procedure rather than a medical one
Not Cost Effective
Those who oppose gender reassignment may advance the claim that it is not cost-effective and that the conditions of scarcity and opportunity costs do not support its funding
This argument suggests that if we fund gender reassignment surgeries, we will have to fund other procedures such as elective cosmetic surgery or race-alteration surgery