US EditionSupreme Court in Brisbane overturns controversial freeze on puberty blockers for adolescents
The court found Queensland Health's ban lacked proper consultation, with health executives given only 22 minutes to review the directive, leading to its overturn on procedural grounds.
- Queensland's Supreme Court overturned the state's first ban on puberty blockers for young transgender patients.
- Justice Peter Callaghan found that health service executives had only 22 minutes to review the directive banning hormone therapy.
- The legal challenge was initiated by the mother of a transgender teenager after the ban was imposed by Queensland's Liberal National government in January.
- Justice Callaghan noted that the decision was influenced by the Minister, stating it lacked independent statutory discretion.
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9NewsLandmark puberty block ban reinstated by Queensland government
Puberty blocker pills. Photo: Getty Relief over a landmark court win has been shortlived for a transgender teenager's mother after an Australian-first puberty blocker ban was reinstated.
Australia's first puberty blockers ban reinstated hours after court's decision to overturn it
Australia’s first ban on puberty blockers for transgender children has been overturned and then swiftly reinstated in a legal and political clash in Queensland. The Australian Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, October 28, that the Queensland government’s temporary ban on puberty blockers was invalid, restoring access to the treatment for young trans patients.
Queensland court lifts puberty blocker ban for minors, but future of trans healthcare remains uncertain
An independent review of gender dysphoria practices is due by 30 November, 2025, and the government may base future policy on that report The post Queensland court lifts puberty blocker ban for minors, but future of trans healthcare remains uncertain appeared first on Attitude.
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