The federal government has tasked the National Health and Medical Research Council with coming up with new guidelines for the treatment of trans and gender diverse children.
Australia’s treatment of transgender children and adolescents will be put through the scrutiny of a thorough medical inquiry after the federal government announced a landmark review on Friday.
Butler said the inquiry would be “driven by evidence and conducted by our most eminent medical researchers and clinicians, engaging with Australians with lived experience”. The review will scrutinise the Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents.
When announcing the Queensland review, Nicholls said there was “widely contested international evidence” around the use of puberty blockers for young people withButler said much of the public commentary about trans and gender diverse treatment was damaging to the mental health of young people and their families, which is why he has turned to the National Health and Medical Research Council for evidence-based advice on the best possible treatment standards.
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