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Canada: Doctor fined for refusing to give teenager puberty blocker injection

Canada: Doctor fined for refusing to give teenager puberty blocker injection
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ET staff writer
ET staff writer
31 October, 2026 • 2 min read

A doctor in Canada has been fined CAN$28,100 for refusing to give drugs to a teenage boy who was seeking gender transitioning treatment to become a girl.

The family doctor refused to inject the drug Lupron, which had been prescribed to the teenager as part of their gender-affirming treatment.

The drug had been prescribed through the Gender Clinic, and while it is not medication for gender reassignment, does stall the onset of puberty.

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