Coalition and Labor sign they are open to removing judicial oversight provisions that make Australia the only country in the world to force families to obtain permission before a child can transition One of the biggest barriers to transgender children accessing hormones – the requirement that such treatment be approved by the courts – may soon be cleared,as the Coalition and Labor sign that they will consider removing judicial oversight provisions.
Australia is the only country in the world to force families to obtain permission from the courts before transgender children can fully transition. Judges can deny or delay requests to start stage-two hormone therapy, which administers either testosterone or oestrogen to the patient.
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Source: theguardian.com