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Children in the UK Will No Longer Be Prescribed Puberty Blockers at Gender Clinics. What will happen next?
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Children in the UK Will No Longer Be Prescribed Puberty Blockers at Gender Clinics. What will happen next?

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Yesterday, on March 12, 2024, the NHS England confirmed that children will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics.

According to SkyNews:

The government said it welcomed the "landmark decision", adding it would help ensure care is based on evidence and is in the "best interests of the child".

It follows a public consultation on the issue and an interim policy, and comes after NHS England commissioned an independent review of gender identity services for children under 18 in 2020.

This was inspiring news on a day that coincided with Detrans Awareness Day.

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