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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jess Glass

Landmark puberty-blocking drugs ruling will not be challenged at Supreme Court

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A landmark ruling over the use of puberty-blocking drugs for children with gender dysphoria will not be challenged at the Supreme Court.

In late 2020, the High Court ruled it was “highly unlikely” that a child aged 13 or under would be able to consent to hormone-blocking treatment, and that it was “very doubtful” that a child of 14 or 15 would understand the long-term consequences.

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