Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial Debate
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Stuart Anderson
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Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial
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Jamie Stone
I note the sincerity with which the hon. Gentleman makes his remarks. There is the legal and ethical question of whether a child can ever truly consent to something like this.
Stuart Anderson (South Shropshire) (Con)
I have five children, and have watched half of them go through puberty. They continually change their minds about things. Ethically, I can see no justification for allowing children to be experimented on. What might be a short-term solution could become a permanent solution that people often grow to regret.
Jamie Stone
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, which was, I believe, made with as much sincerity as the previous intervention.