"Mermaids recommended a doctor who has now been found guilty of running an illegal sex change clinic and prescribing cross-sex hormones to children who the nhs 'refused ' to 'treat' (why did the nhs refuse? did the nhs not think the child was trans?) as young as 12, which is against the law here"
-correction on "as young as 12, which is against the law here" don't know if this is actually against the law but
"According to NHS England guidance, cross-sex hormones can be prescribed from the age of 16, providing the patient has been on hormone-blocking medication for a year."
www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/11/transgender-nhs-doctor-prescribing-sex-hormones-children-uk
Another quote from that article:
"He would have to now wait until 16 to get testosterone. This child has always been a boy, never worn a dress, always played with boys. He was so ready... "
"Never worn a dress" - gosh. How can a doctor even say this...
The guardian claimed "said Webberley, whose practice does not breach any current guidelines or laws."
- yes it did certainly breach guidelines and must have breached some laws, as she was found guilty of running the illegal clinic:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gp-guilty-of-running-illegal-sex-change-clinic-65xjzcdqr
www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/gp-gave-child-12-sex-change-drug-qtbqqsthz
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45767360
And Mermaids previously recommended and linked to this doctors clinic on their website.
They also campaign for lowering the ages of treatment.
And this is the case of the child the judge took from their mother's care because she was apparently trying to trans her child, who is now in their father's care and happy as the boy he was born as. The judge is reported to have said the child shouldn't be in contact with Mermaids. Mermaids complained about this article. Apparently the judge didn't make it an official court order to ban them from contact, he simply said it to the mother...? Can anyone clear this up?
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mermaids-uk-charity-ban-as-boy-forced-to-live-as-girl-dvx3j99cn