Private Prescription of Puberty Blockers Banned in UK

Published on May 30, 2024

The UK government has banned private gender clinics from prescribing puberty blockers to under-18s, in a move which campaigners say will close a loophole for access to the drugs. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced on Wednesday that it would put a three-month emergency ban on supplying puberty-suppressing hormones to gender-confused children in England, Wales, and Scotland. It will apply to prescriptions written by prescribers in the UK and those registered in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. The ban, taking affect on June 3 until Sept. 3, was made “to address risks to public safety,” the DHSC said....

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