´Bout time for an earthquake, isn´t it?

The ole choppodictomy and addadictomy are now covered for all....

Tax payer funded genital mutilation for the insane.

The money quote: "The Department of Public Health has long been on the cutting edge..."

Good grief. You know what they say about California - the place is a big bowl of Granola. What ain´t fruits and nuts is flakes.

There was a recent story regarding a ´transgendered´ youth who underwent surgery - and a year down the road decided to return to OEM equipment. One wonders how many mental uncertainty episodes the San Francisco plan covers? But of course it´s intolerant to count ´em...

They had to do something with all that extra money in the tax coffers.

Gender reassignment....Is that like being released by one team and picked up b another team? Hahahahahaha

Lifetyle is lifestyle, but this is ridickulous!

Excuse me Lucianne for violating your rules, but what is the meaning of gender reassignment? If a boy gets a part removed and it is applied to a girl, are both of them reassigned? I´m a very senior citizen and am somewhat confused.

If a person is so miserable that they feel they need to do this, then by all means, if you are an adult and can raise the funds privately. Taxpayers should not be paying for this stuff!

And to all the armchair quarterbacks going after Romney´s "gift" quote....HE IS RIGHT!

Look, are we getting anywhere near the point where, even in California, they stop to say, "Nope. This is nuts. Not gonna."

#9: There´s confusion all right, but it´s not yours.

A gelding is not a filly.

There are a lot of surgeries that are not covered by health insurance even if you have coverage.

All of this constant talk of obesity and diabetes...most companies will not cover gastric bypass even though it have been shown to stop Type II Diabetes almost immediately in most cases.

Other cosmetic surgeries that would greatly improve a person´s quality of life,(not talking breast implants)and a lot of eye and dental work are not covered either.

But this is?....for people with NO insurance at all? Do they get a free reversal if they change their minds?

So, if I knew someone who wanted this particular procedure, I´d tell them to move to SF. Do they actually think they won´t be inundated with surgery tourists? Sure all those people will move there for whatever time they need to in order to be eligible, but that doesn´t mean they´ll be productive. Or helpful.

I strive to be a good Catholic, but I don´t consider myself to be a Bible thumper. But I swear, I cannot believe that God is happy with this behavior.

Can there really be that many guys, even in San Francisco, who willing have their boy parts cut off?

@16, There´s no doubt about it, there are a lot of sick puppies on this planet. This is beyond bizarre.

Forget the policy issue. Where is the money coming from?

Unless the commentators at Fox live in CA they most likely won´t care that another nail is in that state´s coffin.

I didn´t have the stomach to open the link. Could someone please tell me if the "cutting edge" pun was referenced in this article?

Subsidies for surgical reality replacement...doesn´t make REAL go away.
Just real money.

#9 - Don´t worry about being confused over this.
The time for worrying about it is when you actually understand it!
In the mean time we´ll all be confused with you!

Please correct the title to say Taxpayers to cover uninsured´s gender reassignment.

Please don´t encourage the sick and twisted.

this is a gross abuse of taxpayer money.

Really? "They" have a source of revenue "we" aren´t aware of? I´m sure the taxpayers will be really happy with this......

Also the first major city in the state to go bankrupt?

Cutting edge allright. The cutting edge to stupidity and its ensuing result -bankruptcy.

I swear, just when I think that things can´t be any more bizarre they are. I personally know someone who is in this situation. I like the guy very much and in many ways, he´s a good person but he does have a screw loose. I pray for him.

I live in San Francisco and I can tell you this decision is far from popular. While SF will pay for gender reassignment forget it if you have cataracts, need a new knee, etc. Just another example of the special interests perks vs taxpayers wishes...