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Australia’s first ban on puberty blockers for young transgender patients has been overturned in a landmark court battle.
A mother of a trans teenager unable to access hormones who brought the case has spoken about the injustice of the government deciding medical treatment for her child, in contravention with expert opinions.
The judgment handed down by Queensland Supreme Court Justice Peter Callaghan means that around 500 young trans patients who were on a waitlist and denied care can now be seen by the Queensland Children’s Gender Service.
In January, Queensland Health director-general David Rosengren issued a directive banning public doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to new child patients with gender dysphoria.
The LGBTI Legal Service sought a judicial review in the Queensland Supreme Court to determine whether the decision was lawful.
Source: Mother says Queensland’s puberty blocker ban fight was ‘harrowing and traumatising’ | SBS News