Health secretary said ‘safety of children must come first’ as MPs reacted to move to continue Tory policy
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Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has defended his decision to make permanent a ban on so-called puberty blockers being prescribed to children for gender-based reasons after the move was criticised by a series of Labour MPs.
Streeting cited the Cass review into gender identity services as saying there was currently not enough evidence about the impact on young people of using puberty-suppressing hormones, which are occasionally used for children with gender dysmorphia.
Continue reading…Health secretary said ‘safety of children must come first’ as MPs reacted to move to continue Tory policyUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting, the health secretary, has defended his decision to make permanent a ban on so-called puberty blockers being prescribed to children for gender-based reasons after the move was criticised by a series of Labour MPs.Streeting cited the Cass review into gender identity services as saying there was currently not enough evidence about the impact on young people of using puberty-suppressing hormones, which are occasionally used for children with gender dysmorphia. Continue reading…