Newsflash: Trump Has Been Crystal Clear About Iran
PATRIOT SALE: 74% Off VIP Memberships! FINAL HOURS
The Left Sucks at Branding
GOP Senator Shuts Down a CBS News Host's Talking Points on LA Riots...
Netanyahu Sounds the Alarm About Assassination Plot Against Trump: 'They Want to Kill...
Tim Walz Uses State Lawmaker Assassination to Take a Shot at Trump
NYT Editorial Board Gives Advice About NYC Mayor's Race
Obama Speaks Out on Immigration. He Shouldn't Have.
Did You Catch What Was Funny About Canadians Holding Their Own 'No Kings'...
A Scary Question Has Emerged for Americans After Israel's Attack on Iran
Ice Cream With a Bomb Shelter on Top
Another State Activated the National Guard Ahead of Anti-Trump Protests
There's Even More DNC Drama As Randi Weingarten Also Out
Ending the Deep State’s Inversion Matrix Is the Key to America’s Future
Democrat Senator Suggests That the Motivation Behind the Minnesota Shooter Was Abortion
Tipsheet

Taxpayers to Cover Soldier's Gender Reassignment Surgery for First Time

Taxpayers covered the cost of a soldier’s gender reassignment surgery for the first time, a Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.

"This afternoon, an active-duty military member received a sex-reassignment surgery. Military hospitals do not have the surgical expertise to perform this type of surgery, therefore it was conducted in a private hospital," said Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White.

Advertisement

"Because this service member had already begun a sex-reassignment course of treatment, and the treating doctor deemed this surgery medically necessary, a waiver was approved by the director of the Defense Health Agency. The Supplemental Health Care Program will cover this surgery in accordance with the Department's interim guidance on transgender Service members."

According to NBC News, the service member is an infantry soldier who identifies as a woman.

In July, President Trump called for banning transgender troops from serving in the military and later signed a memo banning them from enlisting, as well as stopping the military from paying for gender reassignment surgery.

A federal court last month partially blocked parts of the ban regarding the enlistment and retention of transgender troops, arguing that the plaintiffs "have established that they will be injured by these directives, due both to the inherent inequality they impose, and the risk of discharge and denial of accession that they engender."

Advertisement

It's estimated that out of 1.3 million service members in the military, there are between 1,320 and 6,530 active-duty transgender members, according to a RAND Corporation study last year. 

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement