This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make gender reassignment surgery legal for under 18s WITH parental consent.
I want gender reassignment surgery to be legal for under 18s WITH parental consent as many trans teens have very bad chest dysphoria and binding does NOT help
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I want the government to do this because I think gender reassignment can make such children finally be happy in their own skin
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Gender reassignment surgery is already legal for children under the age of 18 subject to parental consent. The Government has suggested it might ban this practice but this is yet to happen.
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