‘Dr David van Gend is only the beginning’

Posted on July 30, 2018 
Filed under Culture wars

“Revelations in [yesterday’s] Sunday Telegraph of Medical Board complaints against Dr David van Gend prove that plans to regulate doctors’ free speech are dangerous.

The Medical Board has received complaints that Dr van Gend’s Twitter does not ‘promote the health of the community’ or the ‘wellbeing of individual patients’ because he has Tweeted his opposition to same-sex marriage and gender ideology. …”

– A media release from The Australian Christian Lobby.

Related:

Doctor code like ‘thought police’ – The Australian: (subscription)

“The Medical Board of Australia is drafting a revised code of conduct for doctors that is being ­attacked for ‘thought policing the medical profession’…”

Doctor’s code implies endorsing harmful cultural beliefs – Family Voice Australia:

“A proposed Code of Conduct, which is open for public submissions until August 3, could force doctors to accept ‘cultural beliefs and practises’ that are opposed to good medical practise, according to a group of doctors.

The Medical Board of Australia draft code of conduct that will apply to all Australian doctors requires doctors to be “culturally safe” and comply with a patient’s beliefs about gender identity and sexuality, with no provision given for a doctor to differ in their professional judgement.

A doctors’ group convened by Dr Lachlan Dunjey of Perth, has expressed concern for the future of medicine in Australia in light of the changes. …”