Senior psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer has spoken out about Queensland Kids’s Hospital’s gender affirmation mannequin after a evaluate of the gender clinic was launched a couple of days in the past.
The psychiatrist was stood down from scientific duties a couple of months in the past following a grievance about her therapy of youngsters with gender dysphoria.
Dr Spencer was then formally suspended by the hospital for allegedly breaching the code of conduct over 20 occasions by talking publicly about issues concerning the hurt to youngsters from the affirmation mannequin.
“I’ve heard it loud and clear from the hospital that they don’t need me talking out about my issues, nevertheless it’s an actual moral dilemma as a result of I do know there aren’t many psychiatrists keen to talk out,” she informed Sky Information host Caleb Bond.
“My obligation to my employer to maintain the hurt to youngsters secret clashes with my obligation and accountability as a psychiatrist to talk out when the care being delivered to youngsters isn’t secure and isn’t evidence-based.”
