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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Farmer

UNCOVERED: Judge concerned by patient using online hormone medication to transition - The Untold Story

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A judge has raised concern after being told that a patient at centre of proceedings in a specialist court, who is transitioning to a woman after being born a man, is using hormone medication she found online.

Mr Justice Hayden is considering the case at hearings in the Court of Protection, where judges make decisions about people who may lack the mental capacity to take decisions for themselves.

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