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. >> this is hilary cass. >> this is hilary cass. >> yes, who authored the cass review.d now not just about the model for kids , but for adults, too. yeah. kids, but for adults, too. yeah. >> yeah, absolutely. so the concerns that she outlined were about patients being given hormone treatment on their second visit to the doctor. so after having one consultation, beginning hormone treatment the second time they visit, and then a lot of the, reports done by these doctors were kind of boilerplate, not specific to the person or the, you know, the individual coming. yeah. so, yeah. so, you know , something yeah. so, you know, something like this should be very nuanced and specific to the person. >> i actually have to say. i mean, the way that doctor hilary cass has conducted herself with this whole thing, she's always so measured. she's always so polite. they say this is very robust, but by her standards, you know, she's just always kind of she just she knows what she's talking about. she spent years and years studying this and she's had to face all threats and all sorts of s

going on his or something underlying and when we look at things the seminal work on this is dr hilary cass >> let me ask you this because i'm content as a conservative that the left in big cities where they've had power for decades and decades stately california i note gavin newsom like him personally don't look like an politically think he's nuts. but you see people like yourself leaving california i left new york i'm in florida probably the best decision i've made for a lot of reasons some of which i agree with you on look at the big cities look at their educational system paying more per capita per student for worse results how was it with law and order and safety and security crimes gone up. >> defunded dismantle how is that working out for people why do they keep electing these people mask into your voting 4 a drag you into that. >> the problem with the question is i don't want to influence or suggest that i should have influence over who you vote for i have no business jumping into that arena they try to avoid engaging in the conversation because i don't want people to think i filled

. >> well, the review, led by paediatrician hilary cass, suggested that halting the prescription of sextients and has sparked a deep rift within the bma. >> yes. so critics argue that the union's stance, driven by a vocal minority , does not reflect vocal minority, does not reflect the broader membership's views, leading to a significant internal backlash and growing resignations within the organisation. >> well, joining us is the former chairman of the british medical association's gp committee, doctor lawrence buckman. thank you so much for joining us today. this does seem to be a strange row that is going on within the british medical association. is this going to have a material impact on this organisation's relationship with the profession ? relationship with the profession? >> i doubt it, >> i doubt it, >> i'm baffled by the position of the bma council. i don't understand a union getting involved in what is a primarily an evidence based medicine debate, trans rights see this issue as very important to them . issue as very important to them. i understand that, but the bma should be

there was a letter today that doctor hilary cass wrote to nhs england about the adult gender clinics. regret at their transition as just another type of dysphoria, rather than, say , of dysphoria, rather than, say, this person made a mistake and now we have to help them deal with that. they say, oh, this is just another stage in your gender journey. and that's brutal. so it's no wonder those people just give up and go away. >> they're very, very difficult to deal with. but interesting that this has only just come up now, because it seems quite clear to me that a lot of people who've transitioned, who do want to detransition don't know to where go. where have they been going before this ? going before this? >> well, who knows? i mean, it's been very much suppressed. it's been very much suppressed. it's been difficult to get any numbers at all. there are a few brave individuals who talk about this, and of course, they rightly say we're not detransitioning because you cannot undo the things that have happened, but they do need medical help. so just for example, women who've taken , examp