| OPEN LETTER TO AUSTRALIAN HEALTH BODIES REGARDINGGENDER-AFFIRMING INTERVENTIONS The leadership of the Catholic Medical Association of Australia (CMAA) are endorsing and promoting an open letter by lead author Dr Louise Kirby, a general practitioner and member of the Australian Doctors Federation and Genspect, and co-authored by several subject matter experts including psychiatrists, Dr Catherine Llewellyn, and Dr Alison Clayton. It calls for the urgent acknowledgement and response to the recent international and local developments in the field of youth gender medicine, including the Cass Review, US Health and Human Services review of treatment for paediatric gender dysphoria and the recent judgement in Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Re Devin,2025 (FedCFamC1F 211) It will be sent to all major Australian health bodies, including medical colleges, healthcare institutions and regulatory authorities. An amended version will also be sent to Catholic Health Australia and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference on behalf of the CMAA. Please consider being a signatory and support this important initiative. To be a public signatory*, please email your title, name and qualifications to:Dr Eamonn Mathieson: emathieson@me.comor Dr Louise Kirby: drloukirby@gmail.com Watch a video presentation by Dr Louise Kirby here. *Note: An acknowledgement email will be sent to all signatories confirming that privacy and contact details will be treated with the utmost respect. There will be no sharing of contact details with any third party and the signatory details will only be used for the specific purposes of this open letter. Explicit permission will be sought if there are any changes to the letter or its recipients at any time in the future. |
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