""A vaginoplasty - a procedure a child does not need - costs $60,000," he said. "Shockingly, a phalloplasty, the creation of a penis, costs, on average, in America, according to this data, high-quality, $150,000 per child." "A scrotalplasty, where you add testicles? That's extra.""
"Oz was perpetuating rightwing misinformation. All major medical organizations in the U.S. support gender-affirming care for trans youth. This is inconvenient for conservatives since they oppose such care because they don't like trans people and believe that if they can limit gender-affirming care, then fewer people will be transgender."
Proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could end gender-affirming care for transgender youth nationwide if enacted. Mehmet Oz cited high costs for genital surgeries, claiming vaginoplasty costs $60,000 and phalloplasty averages $150,000, and noted scrotalplasty as an additional expense. Gender-affirming genital surgeries are not performed on children, making the cost argument disconnected from pediatric care. Major U.S. medical organizations support gender-affirming care for trans youth. Opponents of such care frequently portray medical professionals as motivated by profit, while critics note past instances of medical misinformation used for personal gain.
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