"Legal experts at Good Law Project revealed in a Saturday (7 February) report that deaths by suicide among trans youngsters surged to 22 in England between 2021 and 2022. The number is nearly six times higher than reported deaths in 2020-21, according to its freedom of information (FOI) data, with at least four trans and non-binary young people in 2020-21. Comparatively, the number of reported deaths went down by one between 2019-20 and 2020-21."
"The Good Law Project noted that the spike came amid the decision by NHS England to cease providing puberty suppressant hormones for trans youth after detransitioner Keira Bell sued the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The Good Law Project said after they raised concern over the rising number of deaths, Wes Streeting criticised the group's figures and branded them "dangerous". They added: "The decision by Wes Streeting to commission a review into suicides which downplayed the scale of these tragedies was unforgivable. His report denied the reality of trans deaths, as Streeting's ban on puberty blockers denied the reality of trans lives.""
Freedom of information data show deaths by suicide among transgender under-18s in England rose to 22 between 2021 and 2022, nearly six times the 2020–2021 count of at least four. The increase occurred after NHS England halted provision of puberty suppressant hormones for trans youth following legal action by detransitioner Keira Bell against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Medical organisations including WPATH and Trans Care BC describe puberty blockers as safe, effective, and potentially life-saving. Puberty blockers remain inaccessible on the NHS for trans patients outside clinical trials, while remaining available for cisgender youngsters with precocious puberty. Politicians and campaign groups have disputed the figures and policy decisions.
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