ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
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Doubt cast on Tavistock gender clinic's puberty blockers trial
Serious concerns have been raised about current treatment of gender dysphoric children – and they deserve our serious attention, writes STEPHANIE DAVIES-ARAI
A file picture of young children. Concerns have been raised about the quality of the evidence surrounding use of puberty blockers for gender dysphoric young people
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LAST month the BBC’s Newsnight programme joined a growing media focus on the work of the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), which is the only service for gender dysphoric children and adolescents in the UK.
Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person feels discomfort and unhappiness over their biological sex.
The controversy the Newsnight report explored was in relation to the Tavistock’s early intervention study (or the puberty blockers trial as it’s known), which in a trial group reduced the age at which GIDS prescribed puberty blockers to treat dysphoria from age 16 to 12.
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