Judge rejects challenges to emergency legislation introduced under previous health secretary
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A ban on puberty blockers introduced by the Conservative government using emergency legislation was lawful, the high court has ruled.
The campaign group TransActual, and a young person who cannot be named, tried to challenge the decision of the then health secretary, Victoria Atkins, to impose a “banning order” on puberty blockers, which suppress the natural production of sex hormones in order to delay puberty.
