Transgender rights activist wants province to cover surgery

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/transgender-rights-activist-wants-province-to-cover-surgery-1.3199142

CBC News/Posted: Aug 21, 2015 12:24 PM AT|

"There is another call for the provincial government to pay for gender reassignment surgeries.

The latest from from Michelle Leard, who is with the NB Transgender Health Network and UBU, a trans support and action group.

"They're not covered. And of course there's going to have to be a lot of education publicly and at the systemic level with the government to explain why these surgeries are crucial, why they're important and why they're life saving measures," she said.

"That's something we don't have and we need.""