Immediately end the ban on puberty blockers

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Revert this decision immediately, and allow transgender youth life-saving and fully reversible treatment. So far, no evidence of harm has been found around the use of puberty blockers, while plenty of evidence exists of its benefits for transgender youth.

The government has not banned puberty blockers for all youth, only transgender youth, even though there is no difference in health concerns. This decision was based on the Cass report, which has been widely discredited by various experts and organisations, including EPATH and BAGIS. Not providing transgender adolescent care including puberty blockers while waiting for research results is not a neutral act given that it has immediate as well as lifelong harmful effects for transgender youth.

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 which calls for the same action: Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children.

Timeline

15 Dec 2024	Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Feb 2025

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