High Court showdown over NHS-backed puberty blocker trial as campaigners seek emergency halt
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A High Court judge will tomorrow be asked to decide whether to grant a legal challenge to an NHS-backed puberty blocker trial for children as young as 11.The challenge claims officials failed to follow laws designed to protect children in medical research.Lawyers will argue that recruitment to the Government-approved PATHWAYS study was signed off without first establishing there was a reasonable likelihood that the benefits to children taking part would justify the risks.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The lawyers expect to argue the trial should not start on August 1 as scheduled, but be postponed until a full legal challenge is heard in the autumn.The judge will then decide whether the case should go to a full High Court hearing in the autumn and if recruitment should be halted in the meantime.
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