High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children
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Key context: <p>Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected</p><p>A clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty can go ahead after a high court judge threw out a legal challenge on Friday.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/11/campaigners-in-legal-effort-to-suspend-trial-of-puberty-blockers-in-england">Campaigners had launched the attempt</a> to halt the planned research into puberty blockers, to be run by researchers at King’s College London (KCL), on the grounds that they believed it could harm the children taking part.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/31/high-court-clinical-trial-puberty-blockers-children">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejectedA clinical trial of drugs that can delay puberty can go ahead after a high court judge threw out a legal challenge on Friday.Campaigners had launched the attempt to halt the planned research into puberty blockers, to be run by researchers at King’s College London (KCL), on the grounds that they believed it could harm the children taking part. Continue reading...
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