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Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled that children under the age of 16 are “unlikely to be able to give informed consent” concerning puberty blockers.
“There will be enormous difficulties in a child under 16 understanding and weighing up this information and deciding whether to consent to the use of puberty-blocking medication,” read the ruling. “It is highly unlikely that a child aged 13 or under would be competent to give consent to the administration of puberty blockers. It is doubtful that a child aged 14 or 15 could understand and weigh the long-term risks and consequences of the administration of puberty blockers.”