A landmark test case to establish whether children can give informed consent to medical treatment for gender reassignment begins in the high court this week. Providing this treatment – puberty blocking and cross-sex hormones – to any young person who wants them requires, he argues, “a specific order of the court on a case-by-case basis. Conrathe suggested the legal action would be “pressing the case of Gillick to its breaking point”. A spokeswoman for the Tavistock and Portman NHS trust said: “It is not appropriate for us to comment in detail in advance of any proposed legal proceedings. The service has a high level of reported satisfaction and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission.”

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2020 08:15 UTC