UK: Cut-price sex change

http://www.sundaymercury.net/lifestyle-news/health-news/2008/12/06/cut-price-sex-change-66331-22421164/
Ben Goldby
12/6/2008

A MIDLAND clinic offering sex change operations for just £1,500 is being investigated by health chiefs.

Horrified transsexual support groups say the ultra-cheap Birmingham surgery is the lowest-priced operation anywhere in the world, and is half the price of the cheapest surgeries in Thailand.

Last night, a spokeswoman for private clinic watchdog the Healthcare Commission said:

"We are the regulatory body for all healthcare providers, whether independent or NHS, in England.

"Healthcare providers need to register with us by law if they provide a registerable service, including surgery and some laser treatments.

"The Healthcare Commission does not appear to have a record of this establishment and will look into whether it is at this time providing a service which should be registered."

*sighs*  It is just amazing to me what some people can do for a few dollars (euros, whatever).  They can ruin someone's life for good or even worse, kill them.  But the old adage surely applies here: "If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!"

tink

There's always someone who'll prey on those in desperation.