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UN rights expert welcomes UK pause on routine puberty blockers, flags mental-health concerns for teenage girls
Summary
Reem Al Salem, UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, welcomed the U.K. decision to halt routine use of puberty blockers for children, citing weak evidence of benefits and a sharp rise in referrals of teenage girls; she urged broader psychological support.
The UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Al Salem, welcomed the United Kingdom's decision to halt routine use of puberty blockers for children as part of gender transition services, saying the move responded to concerns that such treatments might disrupt brain development.
Al Salem noted a sharp…
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