Is The Nhs Taking Political Correctness Two Steps Too Far?

[naomi24]

The trans trap: Women who identify as men are NOT offered routine NHS breast cancer screening... but men who identify as women WILL get cervical smear tests – even though they don’t have a cervix.

Conservative MP David Davies, who has campaigned against Government plans to let people legally ‘self-identify’ their own gender, said: ‘This NHS effort to be politically correct is putting the lives of women who claim to be men at risk.’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5266833/NHS-breast-cancer-screening-not-offered-trans-men.html

What an utterly ridiculous situation – and all in an effort to avoid causing offence. Barmy!

[cassa333]

It does seem daft that someone with the right bits doesn't get health screening and someone without does.

But if you want to identify with a specific gender then you take your chances I suppose.

[Togo]

Scandalous. This is once again a demonstration of the unfair "treatment" that women have to endure. So much for equality. Why are "Women who identify as Men" not offered Prostrate scans and treatment.

[woofgang]

Well I can see its a minefield and for automatic invitations, a line must be drawn. I suspect, although its not mentioned, that people who have self identified as male who can benefit from regular mammograms will be able to request them and a part of learning what their decision involves will cover this. There is no doubt that this is a huge social change and issues like this will need to be addressed. Organisations will make the best decisions they can but there is bound to be some trial and error. So long as thise who are at risk understand the rusk and the options, I honestly don’t see a problem.

[ToraToraTora]

gawd elp us this is getting bl33din ridiculous.

[woofgang]

Togo there is no national prostate screening program, let alone a prostrate one.

[woofgang]

Actually, if it doesn’t involve you, I am not sure why you care?

[NoMercy]

I fail to see how a sample can be taken and sent for hostological analysis from something that isn't even there???

It's a bit like trying to do a skeletal survey on an invertebrate.

[NoMercy]

Histological!!

[emmie]

how can it be possible for women even though they identify as men not get breast cancer screening, bonkers.

[Deskdiary]

Complete nonsense.

We'll be spending money on smear tests on people who don't have a cervix.

That is just bananas.

[emmie]

whilst women who are women won;t get a smear test..

[douglas9401]

I can see a flaw in your argument there, Emmie, a man who says he's a woman is a woman, no two ways about it, it's a freakshow but it's backed by earnest inclusivists and the courts.

[NoMercy]

Regardless of how one "identifies", if you have a cervix you should be screened, if you dont, you shouldn't (and physically can't).

A whole lot of money will be wasted otherwise, not least because catching cancer early saves money and lives. How many women identifying as men will need to present with advanced cancer before the powers that be have a rethink?

[woofgang]

Nothing there says that people who were born women but later identify as male wn’t get mammograms....what it says they won’t get are routine invitations....they will simply need to request them.

[NoMercy]

The trouble with that, Woofgang, is that people can be remarkably blasé when it comes to their own health and sometimes even avoid going to the GP in the presence of worrying symptoms.

Screening reminder letters do encourage people to get themselves checked.

[Spicerack]

Avatar Image woofgang
'Actually, if it doesn’t involve you, I am not sure why you care?'

Yeah, just pay for everything and shut up,,,,,,,plebs.

[emmie]

i had a breast screening last year, got the letter and i did go, no point in refusing the test if there is any chance of breast cancer. Luckily there was nothing wrong.

[Togo]

Poor Woof......misses the point, either deliberately or more worryingly, by default. They were to be prostrate before the altar of P.C.