Teenagers
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Health Secretary ‘uneasy’ over puberty blockers experiment on kids as MPs raise alarm over lack of support available to patients who detransition
“Mr Murray should differentiate himself from his predecessor Wes Streeting by listening to his conscience... He needs to call a halt to what... - Helen Joyce
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Puberty blockers ‘at risk of being treated like sweeties’
“There is no evidence to support Baroness Cass’s claim that the trial would reduce children accessing unregulated drugs.” - Maya Forstater
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NHS puberty blocker trial to go ahead for children as young as 11
“It is already clear that puberty blockers are no solution to childhood gender distress, and that they cause unacceptable harm.” - Helen Joyce
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Children as young as 11 to be given puberty blockers in controversial trial as furious campaigners urge courts to completely shut down ‘unethical experiment’
“How can such a young child, who has probably been coached in trans ideology online, possibly consent to such serious harms?” - Helen Joyce
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Controversial NHS transgender teens puberty blocker trial given green light despite court challenge
“It appears that gender ideology has broken yet another institution.” - Helen Joyce
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Girls as young as 11 set to be handed puberty blockers
“The MHRA’s mission is supposedly to ‘put patients first’ in everything it does, and yet it is signing off on a trial that... - Helen Joyce
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NHS clinic withdraws cross-sex drugs for 78 children
“It should be obvious that messing with the healthy endocrine system of immature young people is not healthcare and should be stopped immediately.” - Fiona McAnena
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The decision-dodgers
Helen Joyce wrote for The Critic on how the fallout from the puberty-blocker trial shows what happens when politicians outsource policy choices that... - Helen Joyce
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Gender-affirming hormone treatment for children halted by NHS
“This pause now needs to be made permanent, as part of the long road back to sanity on gender issues for the NHS.” - Helen Joyce
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Clinics forced to share data of children who took puberty blockers
“It made no sense to put hundreds more children through the brutality of puberty suppression when no one had followed up the thousands... - Fiona McAnena
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Puberty-blocker trial put on hold | Helen Joyce on Talk TV
Helen Joyce joins Julia Hartley-Brewer on Talk TV to discuss the decision to pause the Pathways puberty-blocker trial because of safety and ethical...
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Child puberty blocker trials paused after watchdog concerns
“We are delighted and immensely relieved that the MHRA has pressed pause on the puberty blockers trial. This badly designed experiment would have... - Maya Forstater
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Wes Streeting pauses controversial puberty blockers trial over safety concerns
“We sincerely hope that all organisations involved will heed the MHRA's warning and that the trial will ultimately be cancelled. The right way... - Maya Forstater
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Puberty-blocker trial paused pending review | Fiona McAnena on Talkback
Fiona McAnena joins William Crawley on Talkback BBC Radio Ulster to discuss Mike Nesbitt’s decision to suspend Northern Ireland’s participation in the UK-wid...
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Northern Ireland halts puberty-blocker trial | Fiona McAnena on the Nolan Show
Fiona McAnena and Robin Moira White join Stephen Nolan on BBC Ulster to discuss Mike Nesbitt’s decision to suspend Northern Ireland’s participation in...
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UK human rights group tells Mike Nesbitt to ‘rethink’ Northern Ireland’s involvement in puberty blockers trial
“Once again we are seeing what Dr Cass called ‘diagnostic overshadowing’: all other issues are ignored when someone says ‘trans’. She previously found... - Fiona McAnena
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Call for Nesbitt puberty blocker rethink
“Puberty is the best cure for gender confusion. Before puberty blockers, most children grew out of this. Many grew up to be gay.... - Fiona McAnena
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Puberty blocker trial reaches Northern Ireland | Fiona McAnena on BBC Radio Ulster
Fiona McAnena joins Sarah Brett and Chris Buckler on Good Morning Ulster to talk about the announcement that children in Northern Ireland can...
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Ethics? What ethics?
Maya Forstater wrote for The Critic on the puberty-blockers trial, saying that every decision-maker involved has overlooked two crucial facts acknowledged by the... - Maya Forstater
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Wes Streeting faces fresh demand to stop puberty blocker trial as petition hits 100k
“Most people really, truly hate the idea of harming children in the name of ideology. The Government needs to take note - people... - Helen Joyce
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Wes Streeting urged to stop puberty blocker trial for children
“The buck stops with Wes Streeting. He has already expressed doubt about the trial. He cannot pass the buck to an ethics committee... - Maya Forstater
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Wes Streeting faces fresh demand to halt puberty blocker trial – ‘shameful experiment’
“The person with the power and the obligation to demand a rethink is Wes Streeting. Politicians are elected to represent voters, and ministers... - Helen Joyce