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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

No case for closing Scotland’s only NHS gender services clinic, says first minister

Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, below a 'waiting area' sign.
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister: ‘When it comes to the prescribing of medicine, clinicians are best placed not politicians, government ministers or myself.’ Photograph: Lesley Martin/PA

There is no case for closing Scotland’s only clinic to offer treatment to gender-questioning young people, Humza Yousaf has said, amid calls for the Scottish government to halt the service in the wake of the Cass review.

The Sandyford clinic, based in Glasgow, offers a range of services including emergency contraception, abortion and support for sexual assault victims as well as transgender healthcare.

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