Submitted on Thursday 24th February 2022
Rejected on Monday 28th February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Let transgender children get HRT before the present set age limit
As a transgender female myself, I know the impact on what HRT can do for someone. It makes us happier and more willing to contribute to this world. Giving children HRT at younger ages can help them feel more confident and happier in their bodies. It lowers their suicidal intentions and dysphoria
The government controls the medical board and can enforce such a request. They know everything on transgender childrens mental health, suicide rates and referrals. I just think that the government can help the transgender community out of this area of feeling awful and deathly all the time by giving the transgender youngsters of today a chance to live as themselves without the legal complications and social/economical disrupt
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about prescribing hormone blockers are a matter for the NHS and individual clinicians, not the UK Government or Parliament.
There have been court proceedings related to the prescription of hormone blockers to children, but The most recent ruling confirms that children under the age of 16 may, depending on their presentation, be assessed as legally competent to give informed consent – without the need to obtain a best interest order from the court.
You can find out more about recent court rulings on hormone blockers here: www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/gender-dysphoria-clinical-programme/update-following-recent-court-rulings-on-hormone-blockers/
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