Consent Rights of Gender Diverse Children in Australia and the United Kingdom: Will the Courts Involvement End?
In: Journal of Law & Medicine, Jg. 29 (2022-12-01), Heft 4, S. 1269-1287
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Gender diversity allows individuals to express their innate sense of self and has been increasingly recognised over time. Consequently, paediatric gender services have seen exponential increases in referrals internationally. This has resulted in novel issues for courts, such as a child’s “best interests” when accessing puberty-suppressing and gender-affirming medical care. Most recently, in the United Kingdom, the adequacy of information provided to transgender children and their families was also debated. Progression of the common law in Australia has resulted in transgender children consenting to medical treatment once Gillick competent. Yet, Bell v Tavistock [2020] EWHC 3274 temporarily halted the care of the United Kingdom’s transgender children, who were previously afforded consenting rights. On appeal it was determined to be inappropriate for the divisional court to have provided generalised guidance on children’s capacity to consent to medical therapy. Through comparative analysis of case law, the adequacy of these regulations will be assessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Consent Rights of Gender Diverse Children in Australia and the United Kingdom: Will the Courts Involvement End?
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Jacko, Georgina |
Zeitschrift: | Journal of Law & Medicine, Jg. 29 (2022-12-01), Heft 4, S. 1269-1287 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1320-159X (print) |
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