NHS Foundation Trust wins bid to overturn landmark ruling on puberty-blocking drugs

NHS Foundation Trust wins bid to overturn landmark ruling on puberty-blocking drugs

It is up to doctors to decide if someone aged under 16 can be prescribed puberty blockers without parental consent, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The court said last year that people aged under 16 would have "enormous difficulties" understanding what the treatment’s long term effects would be – and therefore could not consent to the treatment. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol

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