{"id":588341,"date":"2021-07-11T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T19:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588341"},"modified":"2021-07-11T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T19:06:23","slug":"veterans-affairs-proposes-paying-for-gender-reassignment-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterans-affairs-proposes-paying-for-gender-reassignment-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans affairs proposes paying for gender reassignment surgeries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fveterans-affairs-proposes-paying-for-gender-reassignment-surgeries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2452753\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2452753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:52 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, July 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>As Republican governors across the country have banned gender reassignment for children, the Secretary of Veteran Affairs announced the taxpayer funding of gender reassignment for veterans. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has pushed for free gender reassignment surgeries for veterans.<\/p>\n<p>McDonough estimated this would cost taxpayers up to $71 million for about 3,000 veterans annually. However, for McDonough the up front costs will save tax dollars in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also think that these are manageable numbers and overtime,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf we make this investment, we\u2019ll save costs on things like mental health care treatment and other health care problems that would result of our transgender vets not having access to this care.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was glad to speak openly with VA\u2019s press corps today on a variety of topics and how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptVetAffairs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeptVetAffairs<\/a> continues to provide the best care for our nations Veterans, families and survivors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJp3cPPf27\">pic.twitter.com\/vJp3cPPf27<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (@SecVetAffairs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecVetAffairs\/status\/1410317479738593284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McDonough said Joe Biden picked him to advocate for veterans and for that reason, the administration would allow him to do what he found to be necessary to help all veterans. He implied that veterans of color and LGBTQ veterans particularly earned the help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what he expects of me to make sure that we\u2019re doing the best that we can, offering world-class health care and timely access to benefits for all veterans,\u201d he stated. \u201cBe they veterans of color or LGBTQ+ veterans, our job is to get them all the service and the care that they\u2019ve earned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s administration banned those diagnosed with gender dysphoria from serving in combat and disallowed government funding for gender reassignment treatments and procedures. He did so after President Barack Obama permitted openly trans people to serve.<\/p>\n<p>Obama administration also allowed for the taxpayer funding of so-called gender affirming care and psychological treatment. Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning President Trump\u2019s ban as one of his first acts in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecVetAffairs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecVetAffairs<\/a> just told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arishapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arishapiro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NPR<\/a> that VA believes roughly 530 transgender veterans a year would seek gender reassignment surgery through the department. The benefit won\u2019t likely be available for at least two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patricia Kime (@patriciakime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriciakime\/status\/1413251864930422784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden went on to say, \u201cEssentially, we\u2019re restoring the situation we had before with transgender personnel who have qualified in every other way to serve their government in the united states military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that the policy has gone full circle, McDonough says it needs public comment and approval before being reimplemented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne, we have to do this pursuant to statute and two, we have to do it publicly, subject to public comment,\u201d he expressed. \u201cWe\u2019ll want to hear the public\u2019s comment on this and obviously, we\u2019ll address those concerns as those comments come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McDonough said the decision to begin the process of allowing transgender military service was a unanimous decision by the Veteran Affairs governing body. He estimated the process would take about two years before the policy was fully implemented.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/cnn-life-should-be-hard-for-unvaccinated-americans\/\">CNN: Life Should Be Hard For Unvaccinated Americans<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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