Emily Maitlis Claims Her BBC Investigation Led to Shutdown of England’s only Under-16 Gender Clinic
Investigative reports on arbitrary use of puberty blockers at England’s sole youth gender clinic prompted its 2024 closure, amid concerns over treatment delays and patient safety.
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Emily Maitlis claims her BBC investigation led to shutdown of England’s only under-16 gender clinic
The Tavistock Clinic, which treated under-16s experiencing gender dysphoria, was closed last year following the publication of the Cass Review. The post Emily Maitlis claims her BBC investigation led to shutdown of England’s only under-16 gender clinic appeared first on Attitude.
Emily Maitlis says her BBC work led to closure of UK's only youth gender clinic
Ex-BBC journalist Emily Maitlis has claimed that her criticism of the use of puberty blockers directly resulted in the closure of England’s only youth gender clinic. Maitlis said she and several journalists made a concerted effort to criticise “arbitrary” decisions made by The Tavistock and Portman’s gender identity development service (GIDS) before it closed last year in the wake of the publication of the Cass Report on trans youth healthcare p…
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