Gender clinics and family court - Keira Bell

Gender clinics going to Family Court for hormone approval.

A return to the cautionary principle*

An Australian gender clinic treating children and young people presenting with gender dysphoria has sent a letter to parents of new patients advising that, pending a review of the service, they will require a court declaration of legal competence of young people under 18 to consent before prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

The letter states: “If your child is scheduled to start puberty suppression, Estrogen or Testosterone treatment at the , for the …

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