Bill de Blasio: The federal government should pay for gender reassignment surgery

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he supports the federal government paying for gender reassignment surgery under his Medicare for All plan.

“Absolutely,” de Blasio said Saturday in response to CBS News asking him if he supports Medicare for All paying for gender reassignment operations. “We have to respect everyone’s medical needs, and if someone needs a surgery to be whole and to live their life fully. The idea is a healthcare system that actually serves everyone to the fullest, not a healthcare system that rations and causes people to struggle to get just a little healthcare.”