North West Lancashire Health Authority v A, D and G
North West Lancashire Health Authority v A, D and G (also known as R v. North West Lancashire Health Authority, ex parte A, D, and G) was a legal case in England that occurred in 1999. In it, the
The three women were denied gender reassignment surgery from 1996 to 1997, as the
The authority brought the case to the
The judgement was the first time that transgender surgical operations had been tested in an open court in the United Kingdom[7] and was described by Stephen Lodge (the solicitor representing the three women) as a "landmark in the continuing struggle for legal recognition" of transgender rights in Britain.[3][8] The ruling means that it is illegal for any health authority in England or Wales to put a blanket ban on surgery relating to transgender people.[9]
References
- ^ a b Wilson, Jamie (22 December 1998). "Sex-change trio win NHS test case". The Guardian. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d Dyer, Clare (30 July 1999). "Ban on operation for sex change was unlawful". The Guardian. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Landmark transsexual ruling upheld". BBC News. 29 July 1999.
- The Law Society. 27 July 2000.
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- ISBN 978-0-7020-3502-9.
- ^ Finn, Gary (22 December 1998). "Ruling backs sex change surgery". The Independent. p. 7.
- ^ Adamson, Colin (29 July 1999). "NHS must pay for sex swaps as judges say transsexuals are ill". Evening Standard. p. 172.
- ^ McNab, Claire. "Foreword" (PDF). Press for Change. p. 1. Retrieved 21 December 2021.