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The ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria in young people - which was due to come into effect this week - has been delayed, pending a judicial review.
In a decision just released, the High Court in Wellington has ruled in favour of the Professional Association for Transgender Healthcare Aotearoa (PATHA), which filed an application for an urgent injunction to prevent the ban coming into effect on 19 December.
The government announced last month it was banning new prescriptions of the drugs (gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues), which are used to halt the unwanted physical changes that come with puberty, until the outcome of a major clinical trial in Britain, expected in 2031.
PATHA is seeking a judicial review of what it calls the "illeg
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