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"The mother of a transgender child who successfully sued to overturn
Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children with
gender dysphoria says she is “not backing away from the fight” after the
government reinstated the ban hours after her supreme court victory.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is considering launching
another lawsuit to overturn the health minister’s decision on Tuesday evening
to issue a new order preventing patients under 18 and not already on a
treatment plan from accessing the drugs in the public system.
“The fight continues and I’ll do everything I can to see it overturned,
including through the courts if my legal team says that’s possible,” the mother
said.
“I’m appalled by [the health minister’s] decision to issue that ministerial
directive.”
The health minister, Tim Nicholls, intervened hours after supreme court judge
Peter Callaghan overturned the state’s ban on new patients at the state’s
public hospitals from receiving puberty blockers or transgender hormone
therapy.
On Tuesday evening, Nicholls reimposed the ban by using extraordinary powers
granted to him in a section of the Hospital and Health Boards Act. The act
requires his decision to be in the public interest and required a statement of
compatibility with human rights.
The mother said she believed Nicholls’ new order was made in bad faith, based
on the speed of the decision and “proved to me that it’s a political decision”.
“I don’t believe that it’s about the best interests of my child and I’m going
to continue my fight against the government,” she said.
“I don’t think Tim Nicholls should make decisions about my child’s medical
care. Politicians should not make decisions about medical care. I’m perfectly
capable of doing that myself.”
The LGTQI legal service, which represented the mother in her challenge, is
considering a second lawsuit, it said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
