Google delists sites selling private trans hormones following UK government request

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1. So much for “Think of the Children”.

   This attacks all trans people.

2. I’d rather live in a world in which companies heard government ‘requests’ and were just like ‘yeah, no thanks.’ Fines stop being paid, both by companies and citizens because they all know that there isn’t anything like the amount of police to enforce them all. Companies basically laugh at the governments attempt to enforce its wishes left right and centre.

   As it is, people just cave and freedom suffers.

3. Alternate title, google delisted website illegally selling wide range of drugs that bypass prescription requirements , quality and safety checks which pharmacies are required to follow by UK law. After a request from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

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5. As much as there is some real persecution going on, this article is written in a *really nasty* way designed to make this sound so much worse than it is. They even do a Godwin’s Law!

   A better headline would be “MHRA comes down on people illegally selling prescription medication online, because that’s literally what the pharmaceutical regulatory body is for”.

   I hate this. I really, really hate this. This kind of *complete dog shit* is why people close their ears when real problems need to be addressed because people just will not stop crying wolf.

6. What hormones do they need that are hard to get? I don’t know what is required other than testosterone or estrogen.

   Testosterone is super easy to get so it can’t be that.

   I always assumed that the contraceptive pill was estrogen is it the wrong kind or too weak?

7. Our government really need to drop this trans vilifying culture war bullshit, they’re actively hurting people so that they get a few more votes from fucking fringe lunatics and it sucks.

8. Self medicating HRT only really happens because the NHS GICs are so broken you’re forced to wait a up to a decade or more without any treatment to actually see anyone. If you can’t afford private care as an alternative then this is your only option

9. No. This is a Government Healthcare Agency asking Google to delist sites which are selling prescription medication illegally and dangerously. Which is completely fine.

10. So people who want HRT, but aren’t getting it through official channels because of descrimation or ridiculous waiting times, what exactly are they supposed to do?

    Give them the treatment they need, and they won’t try to treat themselves. Simple.

11. Inflammatory news article aside.

    People are turning to these predatory sites because the state of services and cost of going private.

12. Think I’m actually going to be sick. What has this country turned into

13. Dodgy websites that sell drugs they shouldn’t be selling to people who shouldn’t be getting them gets shut down? Sounds good to me.