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Court of Appeal hears appeal concerning puberty-blocking drugs The Court of Appeal has heard an appeal against a judgment in the Divisional Court that children under the age of 16 considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be mature enough to give informed consent to be prescribed puberty-blocking drugs. The case of R (Bell and another) v. Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3274 (Admin) was brought by two claimants: Keira Bell, a young woman who underwent gender reassignment, including puberty blockers as a teenager, and has subsequently regretted this and reverted ...

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Such cases often give rise to difficulties for local authorities and the courts. Given the one-sided nature of the information available, they are rarely provided with the complete picture, and a mother cannot be coerced into providing the identity of the possible or putative father if she does not wish to do so. There may be a variety of reasons why a mother would not want the father and/or wider family members to be made aware of the existence of a child born in secret. For instance, the mother may have concerns that to reveal the birth would lead to a family breakdown, or there may be cult...

Bell v Tavistock") has caused a great deal of concern amongst the parents of children with gender dysphoria and trans children themselves. A link to the proceedings can be found here, but in short, the claimants, Ms Bell and Mrs A, brought a claim for judicial review against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust through its Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS); University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Ms Bell had transitioned whilst she was a patient of GIDS and subsequently de-transitioned as an adult; Mrs A was the mot...