Iowa Medicaid must cover gender confirmation
surgery, judge rules
Posted By: Ribicon, 11/23/2021 6:54:44 PM
Iowa’s Medicaid system must cover gender confirmation surgery, a judge ruled Friday. Polk County District Court Judge William P. Kelly ruled that a state law that blocked Medicaid from covering gender confirmation procedures violated the Iowa Civil Rights Act and the Iowa Constitution—allowing trans Iowans to receive coverage for medically necessary surgery to treat gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is defined as a “marked incongruence between their experienced or expressed gender and the one they were assigned at birth.” It is a serious medical condition that often begins in childhood, even though some people may not experience it until after puberty or even later, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
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Was that a crime?
Watch the end of this clip, starting at around 3:00.
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Gender dysphoria is a seriously profitable condition that must be treated at taxpayer expense, advocates say.