Motion 89
CASS Report and Counteracting its Bias
“That this Congress notes the Cass Report was published on the 10th April 2024 and since then, experts in the field of trans healthcare have reviewed the report and condemned the methods used within the report.
The BMA announced they would be undertaking an evaluation of the report. Educational psychologists signed a letter expressing concerns about the report. Academics have published a number of critiques focussed on both the methodological issues and the inconsistencies in the report.
“They have highlighted problems with the Cass Review that include substandard and inconsistent use of evidence, non-evidenced claims, unethical recommendations, overt prejudice, pathologisation, and the intentional exclusion of service users and trans healthcare experts from the Review process.
“Congress notes that some parts of the Report could help in improving trans healthcare, however it should not pick and choose which parts of a report it should look at. Puberty blockers are no longer allowed to be prescribed to trans youths, though are still in use for precocious puberty. They are either safe for all children or not safe for any, this is discrimination toward a very vulnerable group of young people.
“Congress calls on the STUC General Council to:
- campaign against the actions the Scottish Government and Gender Identity Clinics (GIC) took in 2024 to endorse the Report;
- call for an inquiry into the long waiting times for young trans and non-binary patients within the Scottish GIC system; and
- raise concerns with the Scottish Chief Medical Office and Scottish Government.”
Mover: STUC LGBT+ Workers’ Conference
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