Britain’s biggest doctors’ union drops opposition to Cass Review - but still backs puberty blockers

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Britain's biggest doctors' union has backed down in the row over child gender medicine after admitting the evidence behind prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children is marked by "substantial uncertainty".The British Medical Association - which previously voted to "oppose the implementation" of the Cass Review - today accepted that much of Baroness Dr Hilary Cass's landmark report is supported by evidence.However the doctors' union believes medics should still have the autonomy to prescribe puberty blockers.Professor David Strain, chair of the BMA's board of science and lead author of the union's new report, said in an interview today: "The baroness has been vindicated in the way she approached the data." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In July 2024 the BMA's council voted to "oppose implementation" of the Cass review which called for an overhaul of NHS gender services and a move away from a "medical pathway" that had led to thousands of children being...

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