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Trans formative: a landmark children’s-rights ruling
Dec 2, 2020
Rob Gifford, an Economist reporter focused on transgender youth issues, joins Jan Petrovsky, the publication's business editor, to discuss a landmark ruling by Britain’s High Court concerning puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria. They delve into the balance of children's rights and medical consent, spotlighting real stories like Kira Bell's. The conversation also touches on regulatory tensions faced by Chinese companies in U.S. markets and the cultural resurgence of disco polo in Poland, linking music to political dynamics.
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