"Medical experts have claimed that the Cass Review was full of "implicit stigma and misinformation". A team of paediatric experts and medical professionals expressed significant concerns that the independent review into health care for trans youngsters in the UK did not provide "credible, evidence-based guidance," and was having a negative effect. Commissioned in 2020, the report made upwards of 32 recommendations to restructure the way transgender youngsters received care."
"Published on the Medical Journal of Australia website on Monday (6 October) and titled "Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people", the new research claimed that not only had there been a failure to sufficiently justify the recommendations in the Cass Review, but its authors had not disclosed their "positionality" on transgender care. "Good medicine is guided by the values of the patient, not those of a clinician, politician or commentator," the researchers said."
A team of paediatric experts and medical professionals said the Cass Review contained implicit stigma and misinformation and failed to offer credible, evidence-based guidance, harming care for trans youngsters. The review, commissioned in 2020, produced over 32 recommendations to restructure transgender youth services. Shortly after publication, the Conservative government banned private prescriptions for puberty blockers for under-18s; that ban was extended indefinitely in December. Researchers at 15 Australian paediatric institutions reported being gravely concerned for the well-being of trans and gender-diverse people, noting unjustified recommendations and undisclosed author positionality. The researchers emphasized that good medicine should follow patient values and respect trans identities.
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