Current Version
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Jun 3, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under the British government on May 29th 2024, the UK voted to "close the loophole" by banning private care physicians as well as prescribers registered in the European Economic Area or Switzerland from prescribing puberty blockers to children for gender incongruence. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1319/made https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr0xrpzjzko https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/sinn-fein-criticised-for-backing-uk-puberty-blocker-ban-as-hse-announces-review-of-move/a303206876.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15g7e5451zo.amp |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Jun 3, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under the British government on May 29th 2024, the UK voted to "close the loophole" by banning private care physicians as well as prescribers registered in the European Economic Area or Switzerland from prescribing puberty blockers to children for gender incongruence. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1319/made https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr0xrpzjzko https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/sinn-fein-criticised-for-backing-uk-puberty-blocker-ban-as-hse-announces-review-of-move/a303206876.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15g7e5451zo.amp |