Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
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"Legal proceedings are expected to provide further scrutiny of the trial, adding: 'If there are legal issues that the regulators have overlooked, then it is in everyone's interests that these are clarified as soon as possible.'"
— Prof Sir Jonathan Montgomery , Academic
"It is vital that the trial for puberty blockers for under-16s goes ahead, or 'we're going to have ongoing charlatans just handing out inappropriate drugs.'"
— Dr Hilary Cass , Academic
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Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
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