16/02/23
An independent inquiry has been called to examine the cases of Irish children who were referred to the controversial Tavistock clinic in the UK for psychological assessment and support with gender identity issues.
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HSE has continued to use Tavistock's Gender Identity Development Service despite a critical report and a recommendation that it should close, which will take effect later this year.
Fine Gael TD and former justice minister Charlie Flanagan said revised figures from Tavistock show there were 240 referrals from Ireland to the clinic over 14 years. Of those, 58 were aged 16 years and older and 182 were 15 years or younger. Twice the number of girls were referred, compared with boys. A new book, Time To Think by Hannah Barnes, revealed more than 1,000 children at the clinic were prescribed puberty blockers, while former staff compared it to the 'doping of East German athletes'.
The HSE confirmed yesterday that it still refers patients to Tavistock, despite concerns raised by senior clinicians here.
This is an absolute scandal.
Another week, another blast of evidence as to why putting kids on hormone blockers is an abomination. Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children by BBC journalist Hannah Barnes, which is released on 16 February, is dynamite. The revelations it...
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