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   HBO host Bill Maher accused the U.S. medical establishment of being "afraid"   
   to admit that it has gone too far in allowing minors to undergo gender-   
   altering treatment.   
      
   Maher made the statement during the latest episode of "Real Time with Bill   
   Maher," noting that American physicians’ acceptance of gender-affirming care   
   has put the medical establishment here "behind" those in the U.K. and in   
   Scandinavian countries, which have recently re-evaluated such treatments and   
   outlawed them in many instances.   
      
   "This is so, to me, symbolic of so much of woke excess, by thinking you’re   
   so progressive you’re actually behind," Maher said, accusing the U.S. of   
   becoming less sophisticated than the other countries on this subject.   
      
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   The host brought up a recent landmark U.K. medical study led by Dr. Hillary   
   Cass, a prominent British pediatrician. After conducting an independent   
   review on gender-affirming care services for children and teens in 2020, the   
   study published its results in March, which indicated there is "no good   
   evidence" for the medical push to transition children's gender, noting the   
   effort had been "built on shaky foundations."   
      
   That same month, England’s National Health Service banned the use of puberty   
   blockers for children seeking treatment for gender dysphoria, and ordered   
   the London-based gender identity clinic at the Tavistock and Portman Trust   
   to shut its doors amid safety concerns.   
      
   The Cass Review was also cited in a draft document from U.K.’s Department of   
   Education which is set to mandate that concepts of gender identity will not   
   be taught to U.K. students until they reach secondary school.   
      
   Additionally, Scandinavian countries Sweden, Finland, and Denmark have   
   heavily restricted gender-related medical procedures among children.   
      
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   Quoting the Cass study, he said, "’The reality is that we have no good   
   evidence on the long term outcomes or interventions to manage gender-related   
   distress in kids.’ These are kids who want to switch sex. ‘For most young   
   people, a medical pathway may not be the best way. There’s no clear evidence   
   that social transition in childhood has any positive or negative mental   
   health outcomes."   
      
   Providing commentary, he continued, "So, in other words, by trying to be so   
   far ahead, the United States — and this is not just England, this is all the   
   Scandinavian countries, they’ve all pulled back on this – to me, this says   
   a   
   lot about where we went and hopefully, we’re getting back to some place   
   sane."   
      
   "Because, yes, I don’t think we should be doing medical interventions on   
   kids before they can figure out who they are," he added, to audience   
   applause.   
      
   Guest panelist New York Times columnist Pamela Paul expressed her hope that   
   the U.S. will come to the same conclusions as these European studies, but   
   remarked that "the medical establishment, the major medical associations,   
   are staying mum or digging in."   
      
   "Right. They’re afraid," Maher replied.   
      
   Fox News Digital's Hannah Grossman, Taylor Penley and Timothy Nerozzi   
   contributed to this report.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/maher-calls-out-woke-excess-u-s-medical-   
   establishment-afraid-back-down-gender-care-kids   
      
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