October 12 2019, 12:01am,The Times

A child gender clinic in London is being threatened with legal action. The question of whether children can agree to life-altering treatment must be carefully weighed

The moment a pregnancy is announced, expectant mothers are asked whether they are awaiting a boy or a girl. As children get older, most have a straightforward relationship with their gender. Yet for a growing minority, the question becomes vexed and can cause immense distress.

In recent years the number of children reporting gender dysphoria the conviction that the sex on their birth certificate is the wrong one has rocketed. Five years ago, 468 children were referred to the Tavistock and Portman NHS trusts gender identity development service in north London, while last year alone, 2,519 children were referred.

Today we report that the clinic is being threatened with legal action by a parent who wants to stop it from prescribing hormone blockers

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