2nd Jul 2024
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.