British health system makes unexpected move on youth gender care treatments
UK officials stopped certain medical treatments for young people with gender-related needs. This choice puts Britain on a different path than many other countries medical standards
In a major health-care shift the British government has stopped doctors from giving puberty-blocking medicines to kids who have gender-related needs (the decision comes after careful review of medicine safety)
The new rules which came into effect this winter make Britain take a stand thats different from other places medical standards. Many well-known health groups like the European and World Professional Associations still say these treatments are ok but UK experts dont agree with them
The temporary stop will stay active until twenty-twenty-seven when officials plan to check everything again — its main goal is keeping young peoples health safe. Steve Barclay the health secretary made this choice after getting reports that showed some real worries about these medicines effects
The decision puts Britain in a different spot than places like America where groups such as the American Medical Association still think these treatments can work. Yet British health-care leaders say they need more proof that its safe before letting doctors use these medicines again
