This is fantastic. Hopefully it will stop young kids transitioning due to trans-ideology and later regretting it. (Keira Bell case outcome)

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So glad to see this. She must be tough as nails to have gone through this whole process in such a landmark case.

My question is: How do we think this will influence the policies and rhetoric in other countries? I have a lot of hope that this will influence things for the better, but I also wonder if it might be a while before anti-transitioning sentiments really pick up steam.

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I hope it will. I am not aware of what laws are used in the US to establish competence re minors consenting to medical interventions, but in other commonwealth countries this evaluation of the Gillick test could have a positive impact on the law— as it could form persuasive precedent (if it doesn't get overturned in the UK supreme court). I'm crossing my fingers this will help anyway. Affirming care especially for children as pushed by the trans lobby is so harmful and honestly makes me sick.