Appeal court overturns UK puberty blockers ruling for under-16s

Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust wins challenge over case brought by Keira Bell last year The court of appeal has overturned a controversial judgment that children under the age of 16 considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be mature enough to give informed consent to be prescribed puberty-blocking drugs. Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust, which runs NHS England's only gender identity development service for children, challenged a high court ruling last year in a case ...