Gender Confirmation Surgery

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2877

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 2 JULY 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

A/Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

MP for Sengkang GRC

Question No. 5903

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what were the specific reasons behind the cessation of gender confirmation surgery in public hospitals in 2014; and (b) whether the Ministry has any plans to reinstate the provision and subsidy of gender confirmation surgery in public hospitals, similar to the arrangement prior to 2000.

Answer

1. Gender reassignment surgery (GRS) has always been offered by the public hospitals for those seeking medically necessary care. But it has not been part of any subsidy scheme.