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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kevin Rawlinson

High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children

King's College London sign
King's College London says particular care will be taken over the safety of participants, who will be aged between 11 and 16. Photograph: camberwell.camera/Alamy

A clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty can go ahead after a high court judge threw out a legal challenge on Friday.

Campaigners had launched the attempt to halt the planned research into puberty blockers, to be run by researchers at King’s College London (KCL), on the grounds that they believed it could harm the children taking part.

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