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UK Psychologists Apologise for Role in Promoting Trans 'Medicine' to Kids

A group of senior clinical psychologists apologised for the role their profession played in promoting transgender treatments to children.

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so, that's what started it. so, what were you doing? were you approaching them at that point? were you trying to find out who these whistle—blowers were or they were in the public domain and you were trying to get access? what were you trying to do? ijust started trying to speak to as many people as possible — both those who had written about this very early, because there wasn't that much around about it at the time. i spoke — i was talking to a couple of clinicians. i met them face to face in that spring. and i spoke with a oxford associate professor called michael biggs, who'd found some unpublished data on a study that gids had done on puberty blockers. and that's where our first film, myself and deborah cohen, who was health correspondent at the time, that's where it started. yes, because i was going to say, you know, as you mentioned, i was working with you at newsnight at the time. i remember you and deb cohen doing this series of reports. how would you — so, that was for newsnight. how would you characterise media coverage of this story more widely? pretty woeful, i think. in what way? it just. ..

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what's happened here — i mean, ispoke with doctor cass upon publication of her report in a short interview, and it is normal. it's part of nhs, isn't it, to listen to the voices of service users? of course it is. and she said to me — and this is a quote — "but obviously not to the point where you're not following "the evidence," which is what's happened here. i suppose there's a question, isn't there, around quite often with journalism, you're looking for a case study — particularly when it's complicated. you want an individual who typifies what's going on and it's the human voice behind the story, if you like. and was that the instinct here? and was that the wrong instinct? i think it's the right instinct but i don't think there's one case study that typifies it. i mean, when i was researching... but maybe there never is. well, no — no, you're probably right! but, you know, i don't doubt that, you know — and we've heard many of these voices in the past week and i've spoken to them myself — that some people feel that puberty blockers and hormones

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happened here — i mean, i spoke with doctor cass upon publication of her report in a short interview, and it is normal. it's part of nhs, isn't it, to listen to the voices of service users? of course it is. and she said to me — and this is a quote — "but obviously not to the point where you're not "following the evidence," which is what's happened here. i suppose there's a question, isn't there, around quite often withjournalism, you're looking for a case study — particularly when it's complicated. you want an individual who typifies what's going on and it's the human voice behind the story, if you like. and was that the instinct here? and was that the wrong instinct? i think it's the right instinct but i don't think there's one case study that typifies it. i mean, when i was researching... but maybe there never is. well, no — no, you're probably right. but, you know, i don't doubt that, you know — and we've heard many of these voices in the past week and i've spoken to them myself — that some people feel that puberty blockers and hormones have been life—saving for them.

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be going on. so, that's what started it. so, what were you doing? were you approaching them at that point? were you trying to find out who these whistle—blowers were or they were in the public domain and you were trying to get access? what were you trying to do? ijust started trying to speak to as many people as possible — both those who had written about this very early, because there wasn't that much around about it at the time. i spoke — i was talking to a couple of clinicians. i met them face to face in that spring. and i spoke with a oxford associate professor called michael biggs, who'd found some unpublished data on a study that gids had done on puberty blockers. and that's where our first film, myself and deborah cohen, who was health correspondent at the time, that's yes because i was going to say, you know, as you mentioned, i was working with you at newsnight at the time. i remember you and deb cohen doing this series of reports. how would you — so, that was for newsnight. how would you characterise media coverage of this story more widely? pretty woeful, i think. in what way? it just. .. it hasn't. ..

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Scotland Hits 'Pause' on Puberty Blockers, Hormone Drugs for Kids

Scottish health officials halt prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormone drugs for children, citing concern for patient safety.

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that some of the green policies do not sit well with them. there's the other issue that both the scottish grains and the snp advocate for an independent scotland so we should hear about when that meeting will be and we expect it to be in four weeks' time for, from the time of mentioning to members. what weeks' time for, from the time of mentioning to members. what with the im - lications mentioning to members. what with the implications be — mentioning to members. what with the implications be if _ mentioning to members. what with the implications be if the _ mentioning to members. what with the implications be if the greens _ mentioning to members. what with the implications be if the greens pull - implications be if the greens pull out of the power share? i implications be if the greens pull out of the power share?- implications be if the greens pull out of the power share? i guess it will cause instability. _ out of the power share? i guess it will cause instability. it _ out of the power share? i guess it will cause instability. it has - out of the power share? i guess it will cause instability. it has beenl will cause instability. it has been quite a week in the scottish parliament. we've seen the former first minister's husband be rearrested and charged in connection with the snp�*s finances so the snp are having a difficult week. these two announcements, the dropping of the climate change target and also the climate change target and also the suspension of puberty blockers for young people so a lot of changes happening at the moment. there's a

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they will vote. they will argue that the party should stay there. the first minister of the snp says this is an internal matter for the members of the green party. the interest is that _ members of the green party. the interest is that the vote will be binding. irate interest is that the vote will be bindinu. ~ . , ., binding. we have been told it will ha en in binding. we have been told it will happen in four — binding. we have been told it will happen in four weeks, _ binding. we have been told it will happen in four weeks, after - binding. we have been told it will - happen in four weeks, after members have been e—mailed to inform them of it. this isn'tjust about the climate change announcement. some greens are notjust unhappy about this but nhs scotland has decided to pause the prescription of puberty blockers in scotland, following the cas review. the party's rainbow greens have questioned the future of the deal with the snp. the snp leadership has come under pressure from some within their party to end the power—sharing agreement with some people within the snp saying

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