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High Court throws out bid to stop controversial puberty blocker trial for kids

High Court throws out bid to stop controversial puberty blocker trial for kids
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ET staff writer
ET staff writer
19 August, 2026 1 min read

A controversial clinical trial giving powerful puberty-blocking drugs to gender-confused children has been given the go ahead, after the High Court rejected an attempt to stop it.

The judge, Mr Justice Chamberlain, refused permission for a judicial review brought by the Bayswater Support Group, psychotherapist James Esses, and detransitioner Keira Bell.

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