nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210121-191309-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210121s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210121-191309-0 doi eng 342 23 Baars, Grietje Author aut English Court Blocks Puberty Blockers in Anti-Trans Craze Judgment Baars, Grietje Verfassungsblog 2021-01-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In a far-reaching and immediately impactful judicial review decision, the English High Court conflates puberty blockers and medical transition and decides puberty blockers should not be available to trans youth under the age of 16. The court gives the reason that puberty blockers ‘lead down a pathway to medical transition’ which can have some irreversible effects. According to the court, young persons under the age of 16 cannot appreciate the significance of these potential, and potentially irreversible effects in the areas of sexual functioning and fertility. Better then, is the court’s logic, to let them experience the irreversible effects of puberty. The decision puts trans children’s lives at risk and only makes eventual transition much more invasive. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 English High Court Puberty Blockers Trans rights Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/english-high-court-blocks-puberty-blockers-in-latest-anti-trans-craze-judgment/ raw object