Truss Welcomes Ban on Puberty Blockers for Children

NHS England has just confirmed that, following an independent review, puberty blockers will be banned for children – they will now only be available to children as part of clinical research trials. This follows the closure of the scandal-ridden Tavistock Centre and the conclusion of review-leader Dr Hilary Cass that the Gender Identity Development Service’s failure to gather routine and consistent data meant that long-term evidence of its effectiveness is severely lacking.[…] Read the rest