Judge rejects challenges to emergency legislation introduced under previous health secretary
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A ban on puberty blockers introduced by the Conservative government using emergency legislation was lawful, the high court has ruled.
The campaign group TransActual, and a young person who cannot be named, tried to challenge the decision of the then health secretary, Victoria Atkins, to impose a “banning order” on puberty blockers, which suppress the natural production of sex hormones in order to delay puberty.
Continue reading…Judge rejects challenges to emergency legislation introduced under previous health secretaryUK politics live – latest updatesA ban on puberty blockers introduced by the Conservative government using emergency legislation was lawful, the high court has ruled.The campaign group TransActual, and a young person who cannot be named, tried to challenge the decision of the then health secretary, Victoria Atkins, to impose a “banning order” on puberty blockers, which suppress the natural production of sex hormones in order to delay puberty. Continue reading…