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发帖数: 29576 | 1 A Transgender Soldier Just Got Gender-Reassignment Surgery That Was Paid for
by the Military
An active-duty service member has received gender-reassignment surgery, the
Pentagon said Tuesday, amid ongoing debate over whether transgender troops
should be allowed to continue to serve in the military.
Defense Department spokeswoman Dana White said the surgery was done Tuesday
in a private hospital and was paid for by the military’s health coverage
because the doctor deemed it was medically necessary.
”Military hospitals do not have the surgical expertise to perform this type
of surgery, therefore it was conducted in a private hospital,” White said,
adding that because this service member “had already begun a sex-
reassignment course of treatment, and the treating doctor deemed this
surgery medically necessary, a waiver was approved by the director of the
Defense Health Agency.”
http://time.com/5025122/transgender-military-troops-gender-reassignment-surgery/ |
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