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Queensland government considers reissuing puberty blocker ban after supreme court overturns it

Parent of transgender child successfully challenged LNP decision to prevent new patients under 18 accessing hormone treatments for gender dysphoria

Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers for transgender patients has been overturned by the supreme court, but the health minister says he is considering issuing the same order again.

On Tuesday, Justice Peter Callaghan ruled in favour of a challenge by the parent of a transgender child, judging that the directive establishing the ban was made improperly and was unlawful.

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