This is an absolutely terrible decision.
It's short-sighted, will cause immense harm, and is wrong as a point of fact as blockers have been a known safe treatment for decades for precocious puberty.
This is a transphobic choice by the #NHS
"Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics", says NHS England
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/12/children-to-stop-getting-puberty-blockers-at-gender-identity-clinics-says-nhs-england
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