The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs the London-based Gender Identity Development Service, has begun an appeals process (Getty)
The NHS trust that runs the UK’s only gender identity clinic for transgender children has begun the process of appealing the High Court’s ruling on puberty blockers.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, which runs the London-based Gender Identity Development Service, has been forced to pause endocrinology referrals in the wake of the High Court’s ruling earlier this month.
The court ruled that most teens would be incapable of giving informed consent for puberty blockers, with the judges arguing it is “doubtful” those aged 14 to 15 could understand “the long-term risks and consequences” of taking blockers and subsequent hormone therapy, and that it is “highly unlikely” younger children could consent.