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Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What's absurd is how you've formed a strong negative opinion despite it being pretty obvious you're completely clueless about the details of the topic.

Kids aren't just given puberty blockers immediately at their request. A lot of work is done prior, with the parent(s) and medical and mental health providers determining the validity of the situation and working with the child to determine the course of treatment, if any.

It's fine to disagree, but at least educate yourself first. Otherwise you're just another bigot.