Court to decide if Ontario must pay for surgery to make vagina if patient also want to keep penis A non-binary Ontario resident is locked in a legal battle over public funding for surgery to create a vagina while leaving the penis intact Sharon Kirkey Published Apr 02, 2024 • Last updated 32 minutes ago • 7 minute read 229 Comments Critics say it’s hard to justify public coverage for surgeries they see as not medically necessary when Canadians across the country are facing lengthy wait lists for standard surgeries, and standard diagnostic tests. PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES Article content In a lengthy legal battle that could lead to more requests for individually customized and unorthodox gender-affirming surgeries, an Ontario resident is seeking publicly funded surgery to construct a vagina while preserving the penis. The case, now before the courts, reflects a small but growing demand for niche surgeries for people who identify as non-binary, meaning neither exclusively female no
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