Number of children prescribed puberty blockers growing

From Morning Report, 8:20 am on 29 September 2022

The number of children prescribed puberty blockers because they don't identify with their assigned gender is more than 10 times higher than it was a decade ago.

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That's more than ten times the rate in England and Wales, where an independent report found the lack of checks and balances is putting children at risk.

Ruth Hill reports.