Calls for Commonwealth Inquiry into Gender Clinics

In response to WST correspondence with Health Minister Guy Barnett, we are pleased that the Tasmanian Liberal Government is the first Government in Australia to back a Commonwealth inquiry into gender clinics and their guidelines in response to release of England’s groundbreaking Cass Review.

Spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Caballero Pastor said,

‘While our initial request to the Health Minister specifically concerned an inquiry into the Tasmanian Gender Service, especially regarding the prescribing of puberty blockers and cross sex hormones now banned in England and numerous other countries, we understand that this is an urgent issue that requires a federal approach.’

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-restrictions-on-puberty-blockers

‘WST commend the Minister for his commitment to the importance of ‘best practise and evidence-based services’ and the need for having ‘rigorous patient safety data and clinical governance measures’.’

The Cass Review ratings of gender clinic guidelines in Australia no doubt have rung alarm bells for Minister Barnett.

The Tasmanian Gender Service use the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Guidelines which Cass rated extremely poorly in her review.

This week Minister Barnett wrote to federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler, requesting that he consider these issues.

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