{"id":286133,"date":"2021-06-29T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-lawmakers-push-back-on-veterans-affairs-plans-to-offer-gender-reassignment-surgery\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T01:38:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:38:00","slug":"gop-lawmakers-push-back-on-veterans-affairs-plans-to-offer-gender-reassignment-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-lawmakers-push-back-on-veterans-affairs-plans-to-offer-gender-reassignment-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP lawmakers push back on Veterans Affairs plans to offer gender reassignment surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#GOP lawmakers push back on Veterans Affairs plans to offer gender reassignment surgery<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A group of GOP lawmakers is pushing back back on a proposed rule change by the Department of Veterans Affairs that would allow it to compensate gender reassignment surgery for military vets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a letter sent to VA Secretary Denis McDonough on Monday, the group \u2014 led by Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.)\u00a0 \u2014 said the rule change to provide and cover the surgeries would be \u201cdangerous and irresponsible,\u201d raising concerns about the suicide and depression rates of those who have undergone the procedure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McDonough announced the department was taking steps to provide gender-reassignment surgery during\u00a0a Florida celebration earlier in June, which is Pride Month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly oppose these\u00a0proposed actions and urge you not to proceed. The mission of the Veteran\u2019s Health Administration is to \u2018honor America\u2019s Veterans by\u00a0providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.\u2019 We believe that providing sex reassignment surgeries is wholly incompatible with this mission,\u201d they wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you noted in your remarks, veterans suffering from Gender Identity Disorder experience suicidal ideation at a rate significantly higher than the general<\/a> veteran population. We believe that the VA pushing unproven and irreversible sex reassignment surgeries on such a vulnerable population is dangerous and irresponsible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do sex reassignment surgeries not improve outcomes for patients, but what little\u00a0research we do have shows that these procedures may make the problem even worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the\u00a0Obama Administration\u2019s 2016 \u2018Decision Memo for Gender Dysphoria and Gender\u00a0 Reassignment Surgery\u2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid correctly noted\u00a0 that those that had undergone sex reassignment procedures experienced \u201cincreased mortality and\u00a0 psychiatric hospitalization compared to the matched controls. The mortality was primarily due to\u00a0 completed suicides.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The lawmakers went on to state they feel the use of federal funding should be focused on service-related injuries, noting the VA has struggled with delays and obtaining resources to provide quality care to veterans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMoreover, with so many of our nation\u2019s heroes experiencing significant delays in receiving the\u00a0 medical care they need through the VA, we believe it is disgraceful that instead of working to address problems in the access and delivery of true medical care, the VA is pushing experimental\u00a0 sex reassignment surgeries on veterans,\u201d the letter said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe VA should not be providing dangerous sex reassignment surgeries and certainly should not\u00a0 be using taxpayer dollars to do so. American taxpayer dollars should be going towards\u00a0 improving the health and well-being of our nation\u2019s heroes \u2014 not experimenting on them. We strongly urge you to reconsider your announcement that the VA will be taking these actions\u00a0 and look forward to hearing from you regarding this critical matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to Rosendale, GOP Reps. Chip Roy (Texas), Tracey Mann (Kansas), Barry Moore (Ala.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.),\u00a0 Gregory Steube\u00a0 (Fla.), Brian Mast (Fla.), Mark Green (Tenn.), Brian Mast (Fla.), Byron Donald (Fla.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Ron Estes (Kansas), Bob Good\u00a0 (Va.), Kevin Hern (Okla.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Jake LaTurner (Kansas), Matt Gaetz\u00a0 (Fla.), Warren Davidson (Ohio),\u00a0 Doug LaMalfa (Calif.), Mary Miller (Ill.), Brian Babin (Texas), Barry Loudermilk (Ga.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Ted Budd (N.C.), Jerry Carl (Ala.), Pay\u00a0 Fallon (Texas), Mo Brooks (Ala.) , Dusty Johnson (S.D.), Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.), Beth Van Duyne (Texas),\u00a0 Jody Hice (Ga.), Bob Gibbs (Ohio),\u00a0 Bill Posey (Fla.), Andy Harris (Md.),. Ronny\u00a0 Jackson (Texas), Pete Sessions (Texas), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Alex Mooney (W.V.),\u00a0 Michael Cloud (Texas), Robert Aderholt (Ala.) and\u00a0 Vicky Hartzler (Mo.) also signed onto the letter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The VA has been paying for prescript<\/a>ion hormone therapy and mental health treatment for transgender veterans since 2013, a change made under the Obama administration. But the department has not covered the surgical procedure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Proponents of the potential rule change have lauded the move as a\u00a0critical step in advancing LGBTQ rights, but critics have voiced they feel it is an attempt by the administration\u00a0to use federal dollars to promote its social<\/a> agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFighting for veterans\u2019 healthcare has been one of my top priorities in Congress. As a physician, I want to see the men and women who have served our country given the support they deserve. With so many of our veterans experiencing delays in true medical care, the last thing the VA should be doing is spending tax dollars on cosmetic procedures and pushing sex reassignment surgeries on our veterans,\u201d Green said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Donalds echoed Green\u2019s sentiments, stating he feels taxpayer dollars would be used to promote \u201cprogressive social movements.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of Veterans Affairs has a noble vision of providing top-notch health care for our veterans and their families, opening doors for our returning heroes, and walking them through life after dutifully serving our nation,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe VA should not be in the business of funding sex reassignment surgery with taxpayer money. Any plans to do so are putting progressive social movements over the longstanding mission of the VA.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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