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...
by John | May 16, 2012 | Australian commentary
TODAY, I call on the Catholic Church and the community to review its position on marriage. It is time our laws respected the rights of all law abiding individuals. Those laws should reflect contemporary educated attitudes, not just for marriage but to women and their...
by John | May 15, 2012 | Australian commentary
“To the Doctors for the Family, We – Maeve Marsden, Maya Newell, Rowan Savage, Raj and Jesse Wakeling – are a group of adults aged in our 20s and 30s, raised in same-sex parenting environments. We would like to address the concerns you’ve...
by John | May 15, 2012 | Australian commentary
The Herald Sun reported that 22 Victorian doctors have come out in opposition to same-sex marriage on the basis that “the evidence is clear that children who grow up in a family with a mother and father do better in all parameters than children without”....
by John | May 15, 2012 | Australian commentary
I HAVE worn the same gold band on my wedding finger for close to a decade now. I cherish it almost as much as I do my wife. That band, both metaphorically and physically, may be slightly chipped and worn in places due to the knocks and bumps that life deals out, but...
by John | May 15, 2012 | Australian commentary
“[T]he evidence is clear that children who grow up in a family with a mother and a father do better in all parameters than children without.” That’s according to the Doctors for the Family’s submission to the Senate Inquiry into Marriage Equality. And it’s rightly...
