Tag: puberty-blockers
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Inquiring mind
Tasmania’s Liberal government has become the first Australian administration to recommend a national review of public gender services for minors. The island state’s Health Minister, Guy Barnett, who is also Attorney-General, said he had written to his federal counterpart—Australia’s Labor Party Health Minister, Mark Butler—to ask him to consider the idea. On Thursday, Mr Barnett…
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Banned drug leuprorelin acetate still being prescribed in Tasmania.
The drug leuprorelin acetate, now banned in the UK from use as a puberty blocker, is still being prescribed by the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS). Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Italy have also implemented bans on the use of puberty blockers for under 18’s because of risks to patient safety. The bans have been implemented following…
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Puberty Blockers given off label at Tasmanian Gender Service
Information obtained under Right to Information on the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS) confirms the need for the Health Minister Guy Barnett to conduct an urgent Inquiry into the TGS: standards of care, transparency of the agency and use of off label Puberty Blockers. Women Speak Tasmania have forwarded the RTI documents to Guy Barnett as…
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Inquiry into The Tasmanian Gender Service – Letters to Tasmania Health Minister Guy Barnett
WST members campaigned for the safeguarding of children and the banning of Puberty blockers in children. We also request a proper inquiry into Tasmania Gender clinics Letter from Dr Elizabeth Caballero 05.05.2024 Dear Health Minister Guy Barnett, I am writing in regards to the RTI Documents and Cass Report on Australian gender clinics that confirm…
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Leuprorelin Acetate: The Puberty Blocker Used in Tasmanian Gender Service
Through a recent Right to Information (RTI) request, Women Speak Tasmania confirmed that the only puberty blocker prescribed by the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS) for minors is Leuprorelin acetate 30mg. This drug is given to children and adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria to halt the natural progression of puberty. What is Leuprorelin Acetate? Leuprorelin acetate…
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Tasmanian Gender Service: What we learned from our RTI request
At Women Speak Tasmania, we believe transparency is essential when it comes to healthcare services that impact children and young people. That’s why we lodged a Right to Information (RTI) request to the Department of Health seeking detailed data about the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS). The RTI has now been decided, and here’s what we…
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Landmark British report offers insights for Tasmania’s transgender debate
A tectonic shift is taking place overseas in the debate over how to treat children that question their gender identity, and there are plenty of lessons to be learned in Tasmania. The UK government commissioned a review into the treatment of gender-diverse children back in 2020, and its full report by UK paediatrician Dr Hilary…
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Dangers of Gender Affirming Model and WPath – Letter to Simon Wood
Dear Simon, My name is xxxxxxxxx and as a resident of Bass I would like to congratulate you on your re-election as our representatives in the Tasmanian Parliament. It is my hope that you will continue to represent the interests of your constituents in these very challenging times. I would also like to use this…