Wes Streeting must stop puberty blocker trial – it is about right and wrong | Politics | News
Universal healthcare that is “free at the point of use” is something we can be proud of as a country. Fast forward 77 years and the NHS is preparing to conduct a shameful experiment on children. Physically healthy children, some as young as 8, will be injected with drugs commonly known as “puberty blockers.”
These drugs stop the child’s natural development in order to “correct” it because they do not conform to sexist gender stereotypes that boys love football and girls love Barbies. These children are often struggling with their sexuality, are neurologically different, or have experienced trauma, so they are particularly vulnerable. Adolescence can be a difficult time for anyone. But what children need is support to accept their healthy bodies as they are, rather than being told their bodies are somehow “wrong.”
Puberty blockers will put them on a path to sterilization, lack of sexual function, and need for lifelong medical treatment. All before they were old enough to know what was happening to them. No child can consent to this.
We know that no man or woman on the street supports this and we have now joined other MPs across the political spectrum to stop this immoral experiment.
From Rupert Lowe to Rosie Duffield, there is probably no other political issue we would all agree on. This isn’t about left or right. It’s about right and wrong.
The Minister of Health himself admitted that he was “not comfortable” with the hearing. It is now his responsibility to act according to his (correct) instincts.
Two thousand children have already been using puberty blockers in the last 15 years; Therefore, we can already evaluate the short- and long-term harmful effects of these drugs on children.
Voters elect politicians to make decisions, not to delegate responsibility to others. Ministers should listen to a range of experts, consider the issue in a round-robin manner and then make a decision that is in the best interests of the British people.
Together we ask the Minister of Health to show much-needed political leadership.
