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Mature minors and gender dysphoria: a matter for clinicians not courts
- Correspondence to Professor John McMillan, Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand; john.r.mcmillan68{at}gmail.com
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Mature minors and gender dysphoria: a matter for clinicians not courts
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- Received October 7, 2021
- Accepted October 7, 2021
- First published October 27, 2021.
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January 10, 2022
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