by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian news, News
A group that consists of around 150 doctors from around Australia have signed a submission to the Senate inquiry into marriage equality opposing same-sex marriage. Doctors For The Family, that includes Victoria’s deputy chief psychiatrist and member of the equal...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian news, News
LOBBYING by a senior Baillieu government official against same-sex marriage has exposed a rift between two Cabinet ministers. Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge yesterday called for an explanation of the deputy chief psychiatrist’s submission to a Senate...
by John | May 14, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
ARGENTINA’S President Cristina Kirchner will write to Prime Minister Julia Gillard to encourage her to support same-sex marriage, after an Australian pair became the first foreign same-sex couple to marry in the South American country. Prominent same-sex...
by John | May 13, 2012 | Australian commentary
The debate in society about marriage equality for same-sex couples has many facets. Until now though, health arguments have not been to the fore. The Melbourne Herald Sun ran with a story about some doctors who have founded a group called Doctors for the Family to...
by John | May 13, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The Herald Sun has reported (13 May 2012) 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...