UK doctor who led gender healthcare review says children ‘weaponised’ by social media

SCMP · 2026-02-15
UK doctor who led gender healthcare review says children ‘weaponised’ by social media

The expert who led the review into children’s gender healthcare says young people have been “weaponised” and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media. Hilary Cass, a doctor, whose review of National Health Service (NHS) gender care for under-18s led to sweeping changes including a