by Madeline Leesman at Townhall
The United Kingdom will ban puberty blockers for minors indefinitely except in clinical trials, the government announced on Wednesday.
“This decision follows independent expert advice from the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) that there is currently an unacceptable safety risk,” the announcement said.
Wes Streeting, secretary of state for health and social care of the United Kingdom, issued a statement on the matter.
“Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. The independent expert Commission on Human Medicines found that the current prescribing and care pathway for gender dysphoria and incongruence presents an unacceptable safety risk for children and young people,” he explained.
Earlier this year,…
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