A self-described “transsexual” male who had surgery in 2009 to invert his penis into an imitation vagina has experienced such constant pain that he asked Canada’s MAID (medical assistance in dying) program for permission to be euthanized — and was rejected.
Lois Cardinal, 35, who describes himself as a “sterilized First Nations post-op transsexual,” petitioned the MAID program, with his doctor writing that his problem was “pain/anxiety related to neo-vagina for gender affirmation.”
The doctor then referred Cardinal to another doctor, who wrote, “Based on current clinical information and consultations [the patient] does not meet current MAID criteria,” adding, “Can be reassessed in future if change in clinical status.”