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Dr Hilary Cass
Academic
Conducted a review on gender medicine that raised safety concerns.
Notable Quotes
"It is vital that the trial for puberty blockers for under-16s goes ahead, or 'we're going to have ongoing charlatans just handing out inappropriate drugs.'"View Story →
"I am absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."View Story →
""vital that the trial for puberty blockers for under-16s went ahead, or we're going to have ongoing charlatans just handing out inappropriate drugs""View Story →
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