by Alex Greenwich | Jun 19, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Over 1000 Australian doctors and medical students have signed a petition calling on the government to legalise same-sex marriage. Doctors for Marriage Equality founder, Dr Amanda Villis, was inspired to create the petition after hearing spokespeople for “Doctors...
by John | May 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
A LEADING human rights lawyer has labelled an anti-gay marriage submission by a medical organisation as uninformed. Monash academic and human rights lawyer Paula Gerber has rejected claims by Doctors for the Family that marriage between a man and a woman “is the...
by John | May 24, 2012 | Australian commentary
AUSTRALIA is supposedly a secular nation, so why does religion still define our laws? Most Australians believe that people should be free to practise their beliefs, provided they do not infringe on the rights of others. But there is a growing strain of religious...
by John | May 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
Doctors and medical students are being urged to sign an online petition to support marriage equality following outrage over the group of doctors who signed a letter opposing gay marriage on health grounds. The petition, started by Dr Amanda Villis, a GP from WA, has...
by John | May 16, 2012 | Australian commentary
The recently-publicised senate submission by the newly-formed ‘Doctors for the Family’ group risks undermining the mental health of thousands of Australians. Doctors are highly respected within the community and are able to influence public opinion. It is...
