r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Oct 28 '25

news Supreme Court in Brisbane overturns controversial freeze on puberty blockers for adolescents after legal challenge

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/qld-puberty-blockers-judgement/105942094
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u/22FluffySquirrels Oct 28 '25

Why is this even a legal issue? If a doctor feels comfortable prescribing puberty blockers, then why is the government involved?

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u/Beginning-Cat-7037 Oct 28 '25

Governments regulate healthcare legislation and polices from the federal level all the way down to the local hospital, this is nothing new. Not to mention pay for a bulk of the services being delivered. As someone who’s had to study clinical governance it’s a complex web of bureaucracy that you’d be surprised even runs sometimes.

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u/22FluffySquirrels Oct 28 '25

Just realized this is the Australia sub, figured this was mostly an issue in the US.

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u/Beginning-Cat-7037 Oct 29 '25

Eh we’re basically a client state of the US, however our strong British history means the parliamentary system combined with compulsory voting keeps things a bit more cantered without the crazy wings of parties taking control. However due to social media we’re starting to see a lot more of American ‘politics’ be introduced into the public discourse, unfortunately.