Tag: Tasmania Gender Service
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Duty of Care and Clinical Governance Considerations – Letter to Bridget Archer
Letter sent to the Tasmania Minister for Health, Hon. Bridget Archer, on 06.05.26 Dear Minister Archer, Re: Duty of Care and Clinical Governance Considerations – Tasmanian Gender Service I write regarding the continued provision of puberty suppression (Stage 1) and gender-affirming hormone treatment (Stage 2) to patients under 18 years of age through the Tasmanian…
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Tasmania Must Act Now on Puberty Blockers: A Call to Health Minister Bridget Archer and Attorney-General Guy Barnett
As the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reveals Australia’s blind spots on puberty blockers for gender-distressed minors, Women Speak Tasmania is renewing our urgent call for action. Our February 26 media release demands that Tasmania’s Health Minister Bridget Archer and Attorney-General Guy Barnett immediately review the clinical, regulatory, and legal frameworks governing these off-label treatments. With…
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Tasmanian Doctors Julie Sladden and Rachel Bradley join national call to halt gender affirming interventions for gender distressed youth
Tasmanian Doctors Julie Sladden and Rachel Bradley join national call to halt gender affirming interventions for gender distressed youth WST congratulate Tasmanian Doctors Julie Sladden and Rachel Bradley for signing an Open Letter calling for the halt of gender affirming interventions for gender distressed youth. The Open Letter signed by over 100 clinicians calls on…
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Questions on the Tasmanian Gender Service: Our Follow-Up with the Health Minister
On 18 March, Women Speak Tasmania met with Health Minister Jacquie Petrusma to raise serious concerns about the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS). Following that meeting, we wrote to the Minister to confirm our questions and seek clarity on several key issues surrounding the treatment of children and young people with gender dysphoria. Our Questions We…
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Questions regarding The Tasmania Gender Service – Letter to Jacquie Petrusma
Letter sent to Tasmania Minister for Health Jacquie Petrusma on 31 March 2025 Dear Minister Jacquie Petrusma, Re: Questions regarding The Tasmanian Gender Service I am writing to you as a follow up from our meeting on 18th March confirming our questions to you about the Tasmania Gender Service and some additional question Q1. As…
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Associated Risks with Current Gender Affirming Care Model – Letter to Jacquie Petrusma
Dear Minister Jacquie Petrusma, Re: Request for meeting to discuss the risks associated with the current gender-affirming care model for children in Tasmania. I am writing to you in light of recent developments regarding the use of puberty blockers in children with gender dysphoria. As you may know, the UK government recently made its ban…
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Why an Inquiry into Tasmania Gender Service Is Essential
Women Speak Tasmania recently wrote to Health Minister Guy Barnett, drawing attention to serious concerns about the Tasmanian Gender Service (TGS), its practices, and the lack of transparency—and advocating for an urgent inquiry. Here’s a breakdown of our key points and the minister’s response, which signals a significant step forward. Key Concerns Raised by WST…
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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…