Puberty BlockersJudicial Review update from James Esses

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https://x.com/JamesEsses/status/2067889050392932760?s=20

"🚨Important Announcement: Puberty Blockers Judicial Review🚨
Following months of radio silence, I’m saddened to report that the government has announced that it is pushing forward with the puberty blockers trial, regardless of the significant ethical concerns raised that led to the temporary pause. Most troubling of all is that they are now refusing to halt recruitment of children until the end of the Judicial Review that we are bringing. As such, we have no choice but to seek an emergency injunction to block a single child being recruited and given this poison. There will be a hearing at the end of July to determine this. Please rest assured that I and the entire team will be pursuing this Judicial Review all the way."

Government update https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-the-pathways-clinical-trial

"Recruitment to the PATHWAYS clinical trial is currently not due to commence until 1 August 2026, due to legal proceedings."

Which differs to what Esses says

Not much difference - it sounds as if recruitment was planned before August, but was paused as a result of his legal action.

This is such bad news. Every time new information is published e.g. Cass Report or FWS judgment or the MHRA questions on this trial, I stupidly think “this is it. People will see it for what it is”.

Every time I’m disappointed. It also feels like what being trapped in an alternate universe may feel like if it were possible. I can’t comprehend the thought process of these people AT ALL.

It hurts my head

It's really depressing to read the comments from ignorant adults who still don't realise that taking blockers for dysphoria means that kids will never go through puberty.

If some adults can't grasp the fact that puberty is time-sensitive and once the window is missed the damage is permanent, then what chance do children have to consent?

So many people seem to have an incredibly superficial understanding of what puberty is, and think that kids go through the puberty of the opposite sex once they take cross sex hormones.

Wonder why this has been released today!

Nothing else happening......

You do realize the cass report recommended this trial right?

Still wrong.

I agree, we already had 30 years of data proving they work treating adolescent gender dysphoria.

Could you post a link to that data please?

Demonstrably false.

Actually that’s a better game.

yes please. Where is that data?

30 years of being used to successfully treat gender dysphoria. Even the cass report understands this is a continuation that requires treatment . What evidenced based treatment do you recommend?

This is great to know! Could you post a link please?

What is the criteria used to establish that it was successful? An improvement in the mental health of the patients? Good physical health in the patients? A significant reduction in the suicidal ideation in patients?

This doesn’t look like a link to data to me….

Did Cass say there was good evidence that puberty blockers worked or did she say there is very poor evidence of their effectiveness?

That’s not what the recent Finnish longitudinal study showed.

All she said was we
need better evidence to justify it.
she didn’t find evidence of
harm caused by their use.

Im surprised she didn't mention the evidence that they have been used successfully for 30 years.

If they've been used successfully for 30 years, and there's evidence of their effectiveness and safety, why is a further trial necessary?

this is a continuation that requires treatment

I don't understand. Why does the continuation require treatment? Is it ill? Please explain, thanks.

I assumed that was meant to say condition rather than continuation

Makes more sense now! thanks

Quite surprised people are not that bothered https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5544405-to-think-11-year-old-girls-should-not-be-eligible-for-the-newly-restarted-puberty-blockers-trial

Girls as young as 11 set to be handed puberty blockers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/77a2313c5ebba59b