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A landmark victory against hormone blockers for children

2 December 2020

3:37 AM

2 December 2020

3:37 AM

Briton Keira Bell has won her legal case against the NHS’s only gender identity development service (GIDS) for under-18s, after the High Court found that children are unlikely to be able to give informed consent for taking puberty-blocking drugs.

As a teenager, Keira began to suffer from gender dysphoria and was referred to GIDS for treatment.

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