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End GID-monopoly in Norway!

End GID-monopoly in Norway!

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 10 months ago
End GID-monopoly in Norway! We demand that the Norwegian government must end Rikshospitalet’s monopoly on deciding who can get gender reassignment (diagnosing Gender Identity Disorders (GIDs)). This means a) that professionals outside of Rikshospitalet must be allowed to diagnose GIDs b) that Rikshospitalet must be obligated to treat patients who get diagnosed elsewhere Today, Rikshospitalet in Oslo has a monopoly on diagnosing GID in Norway. The monopoly does great harm to a lot of transgender people who need treatment. This group has no right to a second opinion, like other patient groups in Norway have. Several professionals across the country are competent to diagnose GIDs. The situation in Norway has upset activists all over the world, after the news of a woman who cut off her testicles when she did not get the right GID diagnosis (ICD-code F64.0) at Rikshospitalet.

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October 5, 2009

I have been reading through all the messages people are sending me about their own experiences with Rikshospitalet and honestly it is just so much heavier than I imagined at the start. It feels like I am living in my inbox lately because the stories are just pouring in and I keep thinking about how people deserve so much better than this gatekeeping nightmare. I am trying to organize some of these accounts to show the health department that this is not just one or two bad incidents but a systemic failure affecting everyone.

October 5, 2009

I really thought this might just float around in the void for a while so seeing this kind of energy behind it is honestly surreal. It feels like people are finally waking up to the fact that this monopoly is just hurting people who deserve way better care than they are currently getting.

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October 5, 2009

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Lars Hayes
16 years ago Featured

its 2016 we need better healthcare than this. monopoly on peoples lives is just wrong

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Erik Carter
16 years ago Featured

Everyone deserves a second opinion. This system is broken and dangerous.

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Ingrid Preston
16 years ago Featured

RIDICULOUS that we still operate this way. people are suffering while waiting for a single office to decide their fate. open it up!!

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Anders Acosta
16 years ago Featured

Too much gatekeeping. Let other qualified pros help too

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Solveig Doyle
16 years ago Featured

this is so outdated. stop forcing everyone to go to the same place and let us have some control over our own medical care

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Maren Pearson
16 years ago Featured

heard about the case in the news and it broke my heart. nobody should have to go to such extremes just to be seen by a doctor

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