Scotland: Gender clinic will not follow High Court puberty blockers ruling
Sandyford gender clinic in Glasgow. Scotland has no plans to follow the directives of London’s High Court ruling on access to puberty blockers for transgender teenagers, the head of the largest Scottish gender clinic has confirmed. The High Court, one of the senior courts of England and Wales, ruled on 1 December that transgender under-16s must understand the implications both of puberty blockers and of potentially moving on to hormone therapy in order to consent to the medication. Effectively, the ruling means clinicians in England and Wales must now seek court approval before prescribing...
Source: pinknews.co.uk