Children will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed.

The government said it welcomed the “landmark decision”, adding it would help ensure care is based on evidence and is in the “best interests of the child”.

The NHS England policy document, published on Tuesday, said: “We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of (puberty blockers) to make the treatment routinely available at this time.”

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    8 months ago

    I would say declaring something to be bullshit without evidence and while admitting it is not your area would be the emotional response here.

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      8 months ago

      Then my point has indeed been missed. Feel free to discard it as it hasn’t come across as intended.