"In short, the treatment [puberty blocking] may be supporting the persistence of GD [gender dysphoria] in circumstances in which it is at least possible that without that treatment, the GD would resolve itself."
Full court decision here: #KeiraBell
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Judge raises concern about children on the autism spectrum & with other mental health issues. "We found this...apparent lack of investigation of this issue surprising."
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Judge calls attention to the uptick in girls seeking treatment: "The defendant did not put forward any clinical explanation as to why there had been this significant change in the patient group over a relatively short time."
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Testimony from an expert on adolescent brain development.
#KeiraBell "...the complex, emotionally charged decisions required to engage with this treatment are not yet acquired as a skill at this age, both in terms of brain maturation and in terms of behaviour.”pic.twitter.com/BTiRw4xQcm
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This strikes at the heart of the debate: Claim is blockers are "reversible" but nearly every child on PBs proceeds to cross hormones. So in practice kids use immature judgment to make decisions w/lifelong implications (e.g. fertility/impact of transition on adult relationships).pic.twitter.com/CNWGYnmue5
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More from the judge on "reversibility" of puberty blockers.
#KeiraBell "The young person will have missed a period...of normal experience through adolescence...and that missed development ... can never be truly recovered or "reversed."pic.twitter.com/XDxJtghkP7
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