The Human Rights Commission have re-confirmed why they should be treated with both contempt and extreme caution. The decision last week by the Government to pause the prescription of puberty blockers until they can be proven both safe and effective was slammed by the HRC. “The risks should not lead to denial of access. The dignity of risk means having the right to make our own choices and self-determine, even if it could have negative consequences”. The government should do us all a favour and scrap the Human Rights Commission – at least to put them out of their own misery & confusion.
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Puberty Blocker Risks Don’t Matter – HRC
The Human Rights Commission have re-confirmed why they should be treated with both contempt and extreme caution.
The decision last week by the Government to pause the prescription of puberty blockers until they can be proven both safe and effective was slammed by the HRC. The human right to pretend to be the opposite sex (a biological impossibility) is more important than the health and safety of our children.
Ideology should always trump biology.
Rights should always trump the health and safety of our children.
(And they’ll be triggered by me just mentioning the word Trump in those sentences 😊)
But we already knew that response was coming, because we had read their submission to the Ministry of Health who were investigating the health harms of puberty blockers at the end of last year.
Let’s have a quick read of the Human Rights Commission submission
They mention:
The Commission urges all actors to ensure that they are working to promote children’s best interests and to limit harm to children in decision-making about process and about substance.
Best interests. Limit harm. Exactly – telling children they can change their sex is not in their best interests. It will do them harm.
We suggest the Ministry undertake further targeted safe consultation with transgender people, including transgender children
Ah nope – this is a medical issue. If we’re discussing treatment for any illness, is the emphasis on the patient or on the medical professional who are looking for a cure. We already know that transgender children will be struggling with mental health issues. Even activists admit that.
Medical decisions should be primarily grounded in scientific and medical research.
Exactly! Completely contradicts what they’ve just said.
…recognise the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
Correct. But then they reveal just how captured they are by the ideology, and make this dumb statement.
It is crucial that access to gender affirming healthcare is maintained and not weakened.
Chemicalise. Castrate. Confuse. Keep it going. It’s a shocking statement.
They then try to bring in the “discrimination” argument. That we must give gender confused children whatever they want because if we don’t, we’re discriminating against them.
Interestingly they don’t say that when kids are demanding drugs or alcohol or wanting to operate a vehicle or many other age-restricted things which are designed to protect them.
But the HRC says:
Sex is a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Human Rights Act. It has long been interpreted by the government and the Commission as inclusive of gender identity – which includes transgender and non-binary people.
Nope. It’s been interpreted that way – but that doesn’t mean its correct. It’s been interpreted and pushed by activists and a compliant media and weak politicians.
But the reason they push it is so they can say you can’t discriminate against gender confused kids. You’re not allowed to act in their best interests because it might hurt their feelings.
The enquiry into the “impact of puberty blockers” has been restricted to impact on “gender-dysphoric adolescents”. It is not clear in the consultation documents why the impact assessment has been restricted to this group,
They’re trying to link this whole issue with the correct use of puberty blockers for precocious puberty. The early onset of puberty. But that doesn’t involve attempts to change the sex of a child. It’s just mischief making.
But then they come back to the “discrimination” – the HRC’s only real argument.
If a restriction on access to puberty blockers was implemented, then discrimination could also arise as compared to other groups of healthcare consumers who remain able to access off-label medications that contain comparable levels of risks, or quality of research or evidence, to that of puberty blockers. It creates an inconsistency – where some consumers have the ability to choose, with informed consent, and subject to professional obligations of the prescribing clinician, to take off-label medication
Puberty blockers are currently off-label. That means they haven’t been approved by Medsafe. So the onus is on medical professionals.
But remember – we’re talking about children that are being experimented on.
And how can a child give consent when they don’t fully understand the consequences. What pubertal child is thinking about whether they can have a child as an adult, or bone density, or other implications.
Adolescents who are subject to discrimination are more vulnerable to abuse, other types of violence and exploitation, and their health and development are put at greater risk. They are therefore entitled to special attention and protection from all segments of society. This means that the state needs to ensure that adolescent healthcare services are “known and easily accessible (economically, physically and socially) to all adolescents, without discrimination”.
Oh yes they’re subject to abuse and exploitation alright. By the radical gender activists.
And think about this statement with a similar illness like anorexia nervosa. Does the HRC want us to give those suffering children weight loss pills and book them in for liposuction and tummy tucking operations so that we don’t discriminate against them?
We heal the mind, don’t we.
children should be provided with adequate and appropriate information in order to understand the situation and all the relevant aspects in relation to their interests, and be allowed, when possible, to give their consent in an informed manner. This is consistent with the right to informed consent.
Exactly.
But then we get to the absolutely worst bit. I hope you’re seated for this. This proves just how radical and ideologically captured the Human Rights Commission is.
The risks identified of puberty blockers should form part of the discussions with adolescents and their whānau, so that an informed decision can be made consistent with the right to informed consent. But such risks should not lead to denial of access. The dignity of risk means having the right to make our own choices and self-determine, even if it could have negative consequences, in order to live an independent life.
risks should not lead to denial of access
even if it could have negative consequences
independent life
We’re talking about children here, you idiots.
Shocking. Does that also apply to drugs, cannabis, P, MDMAs, alcohol abuse, vapes, tobacco, pornography… Give them what they want, irrespective of the consequences or risks.
Finally, they say
The review did not identify any clear and significant risks justifying immediate withdrawal of the medication to all who are prescribed it; rather, it found that the quality of evidence for the benefits or risks is low and there is “a need for high-quality longitudinal data and research to understand the specific needs of gender-dysphoric adolescents”. As above, any such research needs to involve active consultation with transgender people.
Actually, that’s what the research has already done. Shown the effect on transgender people. Including the fact that post-surgery as adults, the mental health problems don’t disappear – even if your natural private parts do.
The HRC is basically saying “You should use this medication until there is proof that it doesn’t work, but at least you are doing something about the problem rather than nothing and that makes us all feel better.”
It’s what some call ‘pathological compassion’.
Actually, healing the mind rather than chemicalising, cutting and confusing the body is a far better option.
It’s the option that the adults in the room would choose.
It’s the option that parents would choose – if they had all the facts.
Just finally they finish with:
Research from both New Zealand and overseas shows concerning levels of mental distress for transgender and non-binary people, including high rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts. This includes findings specifically relating to the impact of restricting access to gender affirming care.
Completely made up. The research shows that even with the so-called “gender affirming”, it doesn’t resolve the significant mental health harms, and may actually make them worse.
What the HRC refuses to do is figure out that if you deal with the mental distress, suicide ideation and comorbid disorders, you remove the need for chemicalising, castrating and confusion vulnerable young people.
Oh – here’s another really disturbing thing. I did a word search in the HRC submission for the words “family” “whanau” “father” “mother” “parent”
Guess how many times those words are mentioned in the body of the submission.
Not once! Zilch.
It shows you how dangerous the Human Rights Commission is to families and the contempt they treat parents and whanau with.
The Human Rights Commission also seems more interested in the rights of the transgender industry rather than the wellbeing of our children.
So let’s look at what they said last week in their media release
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
The government has announced a ban on prescribing puberty blockers to people not already receiving them, who are seeking gender affirming healthcare, effective next month. This represents a serious infringement on human rights and medical autonomy.
Medical autonomy. You mean the right to take whatever drugs you want, any amount, demand a prescription even if its not in your best health and welfare, ignoring medical advice, ignoring medical research.
Do they ignore prescriptions and just take whatever prescribed medicine they want whenever they need it – to any amount?? Of course not.
“Medical autonomy” is a loaded and useless phrase used by radicals who actually don’t even believe it themselves. But it’s used as a weapon.
The most impacted group will be young people and rangatahi experiencing gender dysphoria. The decision undermines the right of young people to make informed decisions about their own bodies and health, with the support of their families and medical professionals,
Actually, that’s the exact reason they’ve been banned. You can’t make informed decisions on life-altering drugs as a young teen (remember these are children going through puberty! Puberty is between ages 8 and 13 for girls and 9 and 14 for boys, though these ages can vary. The average starting ages are around 10-11 for girls and 11-12 for boys.) You also can’t make an informed decision when our own Ministry of Health has reluctantly been forced to admit that there is no evidence to confirm the effectiveness or the safety of puberty blockers. It’s medical experimentation – on vulnerable children.
….says Prudence Walker, Commissioner spokesperson for Rainbow rights.
Who knew that rainbows have rights. Do stars, the moon, the sun, eclipses – do they also have rights?
The right to health is protected under multiple international human rights treaties and includes non-discriminatory access to medical treatment. Puberty blockers are an established, life-saving treatment for gender dysphoria.
That is a complete lie. There is not a shred of evidence that it saves lives. It locks most children who start on puberty blockers into then taking cross-sex hormones and then the cutting of healthy body parts – but the research actually shows that suicide ideation and mental harm continues – and can be even greater after the so-called treatment.
Young trans people already prescribed this medication will continue to be able to access it. “This ban denies access to essential healthcare for many trans youth. It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people,” says Walker.
No – it’s telling children that they can choose their sex which is causing unnecessary harm and distress. And what is the real appropriate response to harm and distress? It’s counselling and support. It’s certainly not medication to affirm the delusion.
Steps that erode children’s rights to health are in breach not only of international obligations (including in the Convention on the Rights of the Child), but also the government’s obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Under article 2 of Te Tiriti, Māori have the right to tino rangatiratanga over kāinga (which includes the right to care for children according to tikanga) and taonga (which includes tikanga Māori in relation to gender identity).
Wow – that’s a unique interpretation. I can bet you that the signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi were not signing a document on gender identity and wanting to trans the children back in 1840. The Human Rights Commission are now sinking to levels of ridicule.
The government also has the obligation to enable equitable health outcomes under article 3, which requires providing health services that recognise the unique needs of all tamariki Māori.
Oh – so children wanting to change their sex is “unique” to Maori. Bet you didn’t know that.
No – nobody knows that. Because they made it up.
Finally, they get real desparate….
“In 2022, conversion practices were banned in Aotearoa, recognising that no person’s gender identity or expression should be suppressed or changed,” says children’s rights spokesperson and Tatau-Urutahi, Julia Whaipooti, adding: “It was an unfortunate and particularly poorly timed decision to announce this on the eve of World Children’s Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance, both of which are observed on November 20th.”
Yes there’s nothing better than celebrating the chemicalising, castration and confusion of vulnerable children.
“Human rights are not just about an outcome; they are also about the process,” says Professor Gail Pacheco, Commissioner spokesperson for gender equality.
So we now have a spokesperson for rainbow rights, spokesperson for children’s rights, spokesperson for gender equality (bet they can’t define what a woman is) – all three grifting off the taxpayer to push their own radical worldview. What an utter waste of your hard earned income tax.
“On both aspects, this move demonstrates a lack of care and empathy for trans young people in Aotearoa. As set out in the Commission’s submission earlier this year, the consultation process was flawed and inappropriate. Unsurprisingly, so is the outcome.”
It was only flawed and inappropriate because the HRC weren’t allowed to dictate the outcome – and they don’t like the latest decision.
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission urges the government to ensure that trans youth have access to the comprehensive medical care they need, without fear of discrimination or unfair treatment.
Yes they do. It’s called counselling. Healing of the mind rather than cutting of the body.
The Human Rights Commission can receive complaints about conversion practices, and about discrimination on the ground of sex, including gender identity, gender expression and innate variations of sex characteristics.
The reason they say that is because the $2.25m taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the Human Rights Commission for receiving complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has struggled to obtain any formal complaints about the use of ‘conversion therapy’ in the three years since the new law was passed, and haven’t referred a single complaint to the Police since the law took effect.
The taxpayer via the Human Rights Commission has wasted $2.2m looking for a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. But what the politicians and activist groups have done is make it difficult for parents, counsellors and therapists to support troubled adolescents who identify as ‘trans’ and ‘gender diverse’, and difficult for individuals who are dealing with unwanted sexuality and gender issues to get support.
The Human “Rights” Commission is not interested in people like Zara – who have detransitioned back to their biological sex. In fact, OIA documentation shows that the Commission is not even interested in engaging with them and has never made an effort to hear their view.
Apparently the human rights of Zara don’t count.
The government should do us all a favour and scrap the Human Rights Commission – to put them out of their own misery & confusion, at least.
