An Ontario resident has been granted public funding for specialized gender-transition surgery outside of Canada, despite the provincial health insurer’s stance against funding procedures abroad and concerns about the surgery’s “experimental” nature.
The individual, referred to as “K.S.” in a court document, sought coverage under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for a penile-preserving vaginoplasty in Texas. The procedure, also referred to as vaginoplasty without a penectomy, entails creating a vaginal cavity while retaining the penis.
