from The Christian Institute
A doctor in Canada has been fined $28,100 for refusing to give puberty blockers to a teenage boy.
The family doctor refused to inject the puberty blocker drug, Lupron, due to his Christian belief that God made people male and female. However, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal rejected his right to conscientiously object, reasoning that it is “not medication for gender reassignment” because the drug prevents puberty rather than inducing physical characteristics of the opposite sex.
The NHS has ‘indefinitely’ banned the controversial drugs due to the lack of evidence that it is a safe or effective treatment for gender dysphoria. Approximately 98 per cent of children who take puberty blockers go on to take cross-sex hormones.
Rewriting facts
The doctor recorded the incident in his records, writing: “I noticed that the injection is for gender re-assignment as patient is already in the waiting room with (her) mother. I called mother into the room and explained to her that I would not be able to give the injection. Based on my religious belief and cultural background.”
But the tribunal admitted that it “corrected” the doctor’s notes to “properly reflect Child Q’s gender”.