Ensure that teenagers are still allowed to start medically transitioning

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There are currently talks of including a section under the new Gender Recognition Act that would prevent teens from medically transitioning and I feel like it is imperative that it is removed.

This section appears to prevent teens from even taking puberty blockers, which, in themselves, are not harmful to anyone. Often, this is the only action minors are allowed to take in their medical transition and if they are allowed to move onto further 'irreversible' steps, it is usually because their gender dysphoria is so debilitating that they are unable to function in society or are contemplating suicide. This would damage the mental health of so many teens and is not suitable to enact

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Do not ban gender transition treatments for under 18s

Timeline

23 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jul 2020

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