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Review says puberty blocker curb has not led to suicide rise (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Wanderer@lemm.ee to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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"There is no evidence of a large rise in suicides in young patients attending a gender identity clinic in London, an independent review has found."

"Prof Appleby's review concludes "the data do not support the claim".

And he added that the way the issue had been discussed on social media was "insensitive, distressing and dangerous".

"A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said decisions on children's healthcare must follow the evidence at all times."

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[–] galmuth@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's not denial, it's looking at the evidence.

[–] mecfs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

More like suggesting there is no reliable evidence.

As the law of funding bias says, only research that corroborates powerful interests will get the funding necessary to create a reliable body of evidence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funding_bias