Physician prescribed tablets against homosexuality

Authorization deprived: doctor prescribed pills against homosexuality

05/09/2012

An Australian doctor has prescribed a hormonal drug for a young patient to be homosexual „is cured“. After receiving a complaint from the relevant medical authority in Australia, the physician lost his license.

A young patient (18) „complained“ about homosexual thoughts. To get rid of these, he went to a family doctor. Within a ten-minute conversation, the family doctor prescribed the man a drug that should inhibit the formation of the hormone testosterone. This remedy, according to the opinion of the doctor at the time, was the husband of his „homosexuality“ heal.

General practitioner is no longer allowed to practice
The process already happened in 2008. „Because of the purported therapy the general practitioner is no longer allowed to practice“, the final judgment of the Health Appeal Board in Australia. The supervisory authority arrived today on Wednesday to the conviction that the doctor „did not behave professionally“. In addition, the preparation was administered lightly.

The doctor as well as the patient were at that time the right-wing conservative and Christian sect „Exclusive Brethren“ on. According to media reports from the "Sydney Morning Herald," the then affected patient told the investigative committee, after his commitment to „to be gay“ The head of the sect sent him to the 75-year-old family doctor. „This can help you to get rid of your homosexual thoughts“, so the church leader at that time.

Ethically reprehensible and health-threatening therapy
The Medical Committee warned that the doctor administered the medicine without any medical need. In addition, the patient had not been sufficiently examined. „If young people have problems with their sexuality, they should be referred to a psychotherapist or be placed in an adequate counseling center“, so the criticism of the authority.

The therapy was not only objectionable from an ethical point of view, and the amount of medication administered was at least of concern to health. The doctor also admitted this to the committee, according to Australian media.

The procedure was rolled out after the young man himself filed a complaint against the doctor's treatment. Meanwhile, the then patient is not a member of the dubious church. (Sb)