VA asks court to dismiss lawsuit seeking gender-affirming surgery for veterans

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VA asks court to dismiss lawsuit seeking gender-affirming surgery for veterans

Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have asked a federal appeals court to toss a lawsuit filed by a group that wants the VA to offer gender-confirmation surgery to 163,000 transgender veterans. The agency said it is working to make such offerings available, but wasn't prepared to finalize rules on the issue. 'VA […]

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