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
“[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...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian news, News
There is no scientific evidence to support the assertion of 150 doctors that children with heterosexual parents ‘do better’ than those in same-sex homes, psychologists say. There is no scientific evidence to support the assertion of 150 doctors that...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian commentary
It’s estimated there are currently around 90,000 medical practitioners working in Australia today. Like any similarly-sized group of people, Australian doctors will have a wide range of views about politics and social issues. With that in mind, we shouldn’t be...