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To: Wes Streeting MP, Annaliese Dodds MP
NO BAN on BLOCKERS - Ensure young trans people can get their life-saving puberty blockers
Puberty blockers for trans young people are literally life-saving.
Please do not ban puberty blockers - temporarily or permanently.
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Why is this important?
Puberty blockers for trans young people are literally life-saving. There have been 16 suicides recorded amongst trans youth, and attributable to their being denied puberty blockers since the Cass Review.
And if PBs are so dangerous, how is it that they will still be prescribed for underage cis identifying children? (those who go through early puberty, for example)?
The Cass Report, itself, is being widely disputed. For example, this new report – which states it was authored by a team of researchers and clinicians that has "86 years of experience working with 4,800 transgender youth," and "has published 278 peer-reviewed studies, 168 of which are related to gender-affirming care" – takes issue with several aspects of the Cass Review in their critique, saying that it "obscures key findings, misrepresents its own data, and is rife with misapplications of the scientific method." It also accuses the Review of speculating about data on transgender patients, and criticizes certain statements made in the Review about concern over gender care referrals, early medical intervention", and more. In response to a FOI request, Dr. Hilary Cass was the only scientist approached and interviewed for the role by the then Conservative Government.
In spite of the fact that the Cass Review, itself, didn't call for this, Wes Streeting has told the High Court that he is planning to make the ban on PBs for trans youth permanent.
See what Amnesty International have to say here.
Please don't let this happen. Lives will be destroyed.
Please help by signing and spreading this across your social media - and support trans youth to live, and thrive.
Thank you.
And if PBs are so dangerous, how is it that they will still be prescribed for underage cis identifying children? (those who go through early puberty, for example)?
The Cass Report, itself, is being widely disputed. For example, this new report – which states it was authored by a team of researchers and clinicians that has "86 years of experience working with 4,800 transgender youth," and "has published 278 peer-reviewed studies, 168 of which are related to gender-affirming care" – takes issue with several aspects of the Cass Review in their critique, saying that it "obscures key findings, misrepresents its own data, and is rife with misapplications of the scientific method." It also accuses the Review of speculating about data on transgender patients, and criticizes certain statements made in the Review about concern over gender care referrals, early medical intervention", and more. In response to a FOI request, Dr. Hilary Cass was the only scientist approached and interviewed for the role by the then Conservative Government.
In spite of the fact that the Cass Review, itself, didn't call for this, Wes Streeting has told the High Court that he is planning to make the ban on PBs for trans youth permanent.
See what Amnesty International have to say here.
Please don't let this happen. Lives will be destroyed.
Please help by signing and spreading this across your social media - and support trans youth to live, and thrive.
Thank you.
