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(OSV News) — A landmark report published April 10 in the United Kingdom said children had been “let down” by a lack of research on the use of puberty blockers.
The so-called Cass Report — named for the pediatrician who compiled it, Dr. Hilary Cass, said clinicians were deeply affected by the “toxicity” of public debate around transgender identities.
“There are few other areas of healthcare where professionals are so afraid to openly discuss their views, where people are vilified on social media, and where name-calling echoes the worst bullying behavior. This must stop,” Cass wrote.
Addressing children and young people in her foreword, Cass stated: “I have been disappointed by the lack of evidence on the long-term impact of taking hormones from an early age; research has let us all down, most importantly you.”
Britain’s health secretary has criticized what she described as a “culture of secrecy and ideology” around health care for children experiencing gender identity confusion.
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The so-called Cass Report — named for the pediatrician who compiled it, Dr. Hilary Cass, said clinicians were deeply affected by the “toxicity” of public debate around transgender identities.
“There are few other areas of healthcare where professionals are so afraid to openly discuss their views, where people are vilified on social media, and where name-calling echoes the worst bullying behavior. This must stop,” Cass wrote.
Addressing children and young people in her foreword, Cass stated: “I have been disappointed by the lack of evidence on the long-term impact of taking hormones from an early age; research has let us all down, most importantly you.”
Britain’s health secretary has criticized what she described as a “culture of secrecy and ideology” around health care for children experiencing gender identity confusion.
Policy changes in the U.K.
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U.K. report slams lack of research on puberty blockers
A landmark report published April 10 in the United Kingdom said children had been "let down" by a lack of research on the use of puberty blockers.
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