Scotland to follow UK under-18 puberty blocker ban
The temporary ban on drugs being given to under-18s questioning their gender identity had already been extended twice.
Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria
The British government has indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication
U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely
A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said.
Indefinite ban on puberty blockers to be introduced
The ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting says. Streeting told the House of Commons he was making the temporary ban currently in place indefinite across the UK,
UK Bans Puberty Blockers for Under-18s With Gender Dysphoria
The UK government will indefinitely ban prescriptions of puberty blockers for children in cases of gender dysphoria, the condition characterized by distress over the incongruence between one’s gender identity and birth-assigned sex.
The UK Has Banned Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth “Indefinitely”
The ban appears to apply only to trans kids using blockers to treat gender dysphoria; cisgender kids experiencing precocious puberty will still be able to access the treatment.
UK bans puberty blockers for minors while their safety is under review
The United Kingdom indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children after warnings about an “unacceptable safety risk” on Wednesday. Wes Streeting, the U.K.’s secretary of state for Health and Social Care,
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