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Article in The Irish Independent - Leading clinician warns of HSE gender care ‘dangers’.

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UtopiaPlanitia · 24/09/2023 09:11

Professor O’Shea has been consistent and vocal in his views on how the HSE wants to change what he sees as sensible standard of care in Ireland. Now he’s raising awareness of HSE (and TENI) attempts to circumvent the Cass recommendations on NHS care for children with gender issues i.e. no more sending Irish children to the UK, instead HSE is recommending Irish children can travel to a Belgian clinic that practices affirmation only.

In Ireland our health service (and education sector) are doubling down on their approach to this issue when other countries are highlighting the dangers to children from affirmation + puberty blocking treatment.

Professor Donal O’Shea expects he may be ‘silenced and sanctioned’ for speaking out. https://archive.ph/ZKPXH

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Iamsplendid · 24/09/2023 12:41

VaddaABeetch · 24/09/2023 12:03

Can anyone post the article?

Donal O’Shea is one of the few voices of reason in this in Ireland.

The archive link in the OP worked for me.

DeanElderberry · 24/09/2023 12:09

A person whose PhD is in transgender women's experience of loss and grief. That's a very narrow topic.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 24/09/2023 12:07

I also think it's naive for anyone to think his activism is PURELY motivated by concern for women - I think he is as motivated (if not more so) in wanting to be vindicated and to restore his tarnished reputation.

Sheesh, pretty harsh to criticise him for that, given all he has lost. Who the hell wouldn't want to be vindicated, in his circumstances?

VaddaABeetch · 24/09/2023 12:03

Can anyone post the article?

Donal O’Shea is one of the few voices of reason in this in Ireland.

Iamsplendid · 24/09/2023 12:01

OMG. That just makes my jaw drop. Someone with a PhD in loss and grief is referring people for gender affirming care to a clinic in Belgium. That person's main qualification seems to be that they are themselves transgender?
Meanwhile, one of Irelands most expert clinicians in transgender healthcare expects to be silenced and sanctioned for speaking up about the way Ireland is going in a different direction to other European countries.
There is currently a scandal in Ireland about spinal surgery in children as far as I know, yet they seem happy to ignore warnings from senior clinicians and instead be led by activists. It doesn't make sense.

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