from the Australian Herald Sun newspaper:
THE Australian Greens have demanded that taxpayers fund sex-change operations under Medicare.Senator Kerry Nettle is pushing for sex change surgery to be included in the Federal Government's $917 million Medicare package.
The Greens want voters with alternative sexual preferences to get access to Medicare in both the public and private health systems under their Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex policy package.Health Minister Tony Abbott has written off negotiations with the Greens and instead opened the door to discussions with the Australian Democrats.
Under current laws, recipients of sex change operations are eligible for a 20 per cent tax break if costs exceed $1500 a year.
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Posted by DaveH at November 10, 2003 11:41 AM