Oregon Paying for 15-Year-Olds to Get Sex-Change Operations

By Published on July 9, 2015

The list of things 15-year-olds are not legally allowed to do in Oregon is long: Drive, smoke, donate blood, get a tattoo — even go to a tanning bed.

But, under a first-in-the-nation policy quietly enacted in January that many parents are only now finding out about, 15-year-olds are now allowed to get a sex-change operation. Many residents are stunned to learn they can do it without parental notification — and the state will even pay for it through its Medicaid program, the Oregon Health Plan.

Read the article “Oregon Paying for 15-Year-Olds to Get Sex-Change Operations” on foxnews.com.

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