Saturday, 5. April 2003
Topic: DOPE HEAD - on April 5, 2003 at 10:38:04 PM CEST
A state-funded erection
A German pensioner has won a court case to get the government to pay for his Viagra tablets. The former civil servant has diabetes and suffers erectile dysfunction which affects 98% of male diabetics. But while retired civil servants usually get state aid for their health needs, the authorities refused to pay for the drug, although it had been prescribed by the man's GP. In his court case, the man referred to World Health Organisation standards which list sexual activity as a basic need and right.
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