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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Queensland must listen to doctors on puberty blockers ahead of its own ‘ideological views’, AMA says

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‘There is a reasonable expectation that government decisions prioritise expert advice over ideological views,’ Dr Nick Yim says. Photograph: Tetra Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

The head of the Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch says the state must listen to doctors ahead of it own “ideological views”, after the government moved to block new child patients from accessing puberty blockers and other transgender hormone therapies.

The health minister, Tim Nicholls, announced the temporary ban on Tuesday, saying potential governance issues at a Cairns clinic had raised “concerns about paediatric gender therapies state-wide”.

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