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The long awaited Cass report has been published looking at gender affirming care in the NHS.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Addressing children and young people in the foreword to her report, she wrote: "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."

It also says representatives from the regional centres should form a national group to oversee ethics, training and to ensure everyone receives "the same high standards of evidence-based care".

"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 behaviour."

Dr Cass' report warns that this should only be done with "extreme caution" and there should be a "clear clinical rationale for providing hormones at this stage rather than waiting until an individual reaches 18".

The report also warns that younger children should be treated with a "more cautious approach" than adolescents when considering whether to allow them to change their names, pronouns or clothing - known as socially transitioning.

It says those who have not yet reached puberty should be "prioritised for early discussion with a professional with relevant experience" and they should be put on a separate care pathway than older, adolescent patients.


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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Conversion therapy proponent advocates establishing nationalised conversion therapy program of trans people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's certainly not how I read the report. The intro was mostly focused on how patients have been let down by poor services and practice in favour of ideology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

it should be worth noting that more has come out about hilary cass's ties to the american far right and religious fundamentalists.

https://nitter.poast.org/ErinInTheMorn/status/1781017566581870606#m

I have come into possession of an email sent by Patrick Hunter of the Catholic Medical Assn to the Florida BoM, where he says Dr. Cass and her team met to share info with the Florida BoM.

Patrick Hunter was handpicked by DeSantis to ban care, and met with Cass to do so.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Meeting with different groups is hardly evidence of bias on her part. The report even mentions the range of views that fed into report in the intro.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

it wasn't different group it was one group with the express stated intent to ban care for trans people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

From the foreword:

"Throughout, the Review has focused on hearing a wide range of perspectives to better understand the challenges within the current system and aspirations for how these could be addressed. This report does not contain all that we have heard but summarises consistent themes, using direct quotes to illustrate points made, where appropriate."

How heavily does she quote this group in the report? Because the report certainly doesn't recommend banning care for trans people.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Who knew that giving medication to kids who weren't ill would turn out to actually harm them?

What a revelation.