Queensland teen doesn’t need father’s consent for puberty blocking medicine, court rules

A 13-year-old transgender child can be given puberty blocking medical treatment without the consent of her father, according to a landmark Queensland court ruling.

The decision would overrule a previous determination that both parents must give consent for such a treatment to occur.

The mother of the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, applied to Queensland’s Supreme Court to urgently access the treatment.

The court was told the child requires treatment to block the onset of puberty…