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UK Children Bypass Ban, Access Banned Puberty Blockers Through EU Loophole

Summary

  • Children accessing banned puberty blockers through online EU doctor consultations
  • Private clinic promoting methods to circumvent UK law banning the drugs
  • Government pledges action against "irresponsible and dangerous" practices
UK Children Bypass Ban, Access Banned Puberty Blockers Through EU Loophole

As of August 24, 2025, a concerning trend has emerged where British children are circumventing the UK's ban on puberty blockers by accessing the drugs through an EU loophole. Evidence suggests these children are having online consultations with doctors based in the EU, such as in Dublin and Madrid, and then traveling to the Continent with their parents to receive the maximum six-month dose of the banned medications.

This method is being actively promoted by Anne Health, a private transgender clinic in London that is not regulated by any medical body. The clinic's founder, Susie Green, the former chief executive of the trans charity Mermaids, has been guiding parents online on how to access the banned drugs legally through "medical tourism."

In response to this investigation, the UK government has vowed to take action against these "irresponsible and dangerous" practices that are exploiting vulnerable children and families. Authorities are now reviewing what more can be done to protect children from such exploitation by unregulated private providers.

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Anne Health, a private transgender clinic in London, is guiding parents on how to legally access banned puberty blockers through "medical tourism" by having their children consult with EU-based doctors and travel to the Continent to receive the injections.
The UK government has vowed to take action against the "irresponsible and dangerous" practices of private clinics like Anne Health that are exploiting vulnerable children and families to access banned puberty blockers.
Doctors warn that prescribing puberty blockers to prevent normal puberty in gender-questioning children risks serious harm and has no evidence of benefit, which is why the practice has been banned in the UK.

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