ion of 17-year-olds coming through. All the kids who were 11 when this phenomenon kicked off six years ago are now 17 and heading up to the adult services so it is a real worry,” she added.
“And because the waiting lists are long the middle classes who have the money to pay are getting pressurised by their kids to go the private route. I want to see a ban on cross-sex hormones for under 18s in both private and NHS services in the UK.”…
Hannah Barnes, the former BBC journalist who investigated Gids and has an updated version of her bestselling book, Time To Think, published next week, said the new guidance on cross-sex hormones at 16 “baffles” her.
“For those born female, even a short period of time on testosterone will have completely irreversible effects,” she said. “The question is whether anyone approaching their 16th birthday can possibly understand the full consequences of what they are doing.”
Paul Conrathe from SinclairsLaw, who is acting in the Evans case, said: “The decision of the CQC to license the first paediatric hormone clinic is a leap in the dark. As regulator, the CQC is responsible for ensuring the public and especially the vulnerable and children receive safe and effective medical treatment. Concerns for this treatment are particularly serious given the irreversible lifelong consequences and that it is given to a vulnerable group of teenagers.”
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