The Supreme Court decision in the Keira Bell case is not a loss

The decision by the Supreme Court to deny Keira Bell and Mrs A permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment is disappointing. But it is not a loss. Keira Bell has already won. The evidence in the judgment made in the original judicial review has been vindicated again and again both in the UK and across the world. The influence of the case has been far-reaching and has effected real change globally. This decision does not change that.

The edifice of unquestioning “gender affirming” care is crumbling worldwide and for that we have to thank the courage of Keira Bell.

The NHS corrected its guidance, no longer claiming that puberty blockers are ‘reversible.’

We have since seen a cascade of consequences across the world.

In 2021 Dr Thomas Steensma, lead researcher at the Amsterdam clinic that pioneered the use of puberty blockers for gender dysphoric children, issued a warning about the lack of research in this area and cautioned healthcare providers about blindly following the Dutch research. . .

Also in 2021 a group of paediatricians and health professionals in Australia published a study of children presenting to a multidisciplinary Gender Service in New South Wales, which referenced the Keira Bell case. The study emphasised the high incidence of co-morbidities among these children and concluded:

“Our findings indicate that engagement with families, a trauma-informed model of mental health care, and ongoing discourse pertaining to the effects of unresolved trauma and loss need to be part of all gender dysphoria clinics and the services with which they collaborate.”

Following a review of children’s gender services, the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare issued new guidelines this year that treatment with hormones should be given only within the framework of research. .

The French Academy of Medicine also issued guidance this year advising “psychological support as long as possible for children and adolescents expressing a desire to transition” and stressed that caution must be exercised in the prescription of blockers and hormones:

The Council for Choices in Healthcare in Finland had already issued strict new guidelines in 2020. . .

In April this year the Florida Department of Health fact-checked evidence, including the Cass interim report, and published new Department guidance, concluding:

“Social gender transition should not be a treatment option for children or adolescents. Anyone under 18 should not be prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy. Gender reassignment surgery should not be a treatment option for children or adolescents.”

Perhaps the most significant development in the US this year is that even the most prominent ‘gender doctors,’ the pioneers of the “gender affirmative” approach and the use of blockers and hormones, have begun to voice their concerns.

Our thanks to Keira Bell, Mrs A and Susan Evans for their courage in bringing the case.

There are still outstanding legal fees to be paid. Please share Keira’s crowdfunder and donate here: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect-gd-children/

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