High Court overturns government restrictions on puberty blocker prescriptions

Wednesday 21 October 2026 · 6 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 21 Oct, 6:19pm

In this story High Court, Simeon Brown, Ministry of Health

The High Court has struck down regulations that prohibited new puberty blocker prescriptions for young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence. Justice La Hood ruled the restrictions were unlawfully made and breached consultation requirements under the Medicines Act. The regulations were originally introduced by the Government in 2025.

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1. StuffWed 21 Oct, 4:54pm

   High Court overturns Government’s puberty blocker restrictions (opens in new tab)

2. RNZWed 21 Oct, 6:19pm

   Puberty blocker restrictions for gender-diverse youth overturned by High Court (opens in new tab)

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