Puberty blocker pause not fuelled by ideology, says top doctor

The comments were made during a hearing of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee at Holyrood (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Scotland’s pause on puberty blockers was not driven by ideology, the country’s top doctor has said.

Earlier this year, the decision was taken to pause the prescription of puberty blockers to young trans people following the publication of the Cass review, which raised fears about the long-term impacts of the drugs.