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Campaigners praise decision to reverse ban on puberty blockers for under-16s

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Trans rights charities have praised a Court of Appeal ruling which overturns a ban on the use of puberty blockers for under-16s.
The decision was made at the Court of Appeal. Picture: Phil Adams
The decision was made at the Court of Appeal. Picture: Phil Adams

The decision, made by Court of Appeal judges last week, reverses a 2020 High Court ruling which found that under-16s lacked capacity to give informed consent to the treatment, which delays the onset of puberty.

The appeal was brought by the Tavistock Trust, which runs the UK’s only gender identity clinic for young people.

The High Court’s initial decision was made in a case brought by Kiera Bell, a 23-year-old woman who was referred to the Tavistock Centre as a teenager and was prescribed puberty blockers aged 16.

She argued the clinic should have challenged her more over her decision to transition to a male as a teenager.

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