"The mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is considering launching another lawsuit to overturn the health minister's decision on Tuesday evening to issue a new order preventing patients under 18 and not already on a treatment plan from accessing the drugs in the public system. The fight continues and I'll do everything I can to see it overturned, including through the courts if my legal team says that's possible, the mother said."
"On Tuesday evening, Nicholls reimposed the ban by using extraordinary powers granted to him in a section of the Hospital and Health Boards Act. The act requires his decision to be in the public interest and required a statement of compatibility with human rights. The mother said she believed Nicholls' new order was made in bad faith, based on the speed of the decision and proved to me that it's a political decision."
"I don't think Tim Nicholls should make decisions about my child's medical care. Politicians should not make decisions about medical care. I'm perfectly capable of doing that myself."
A Queensland mother who cannot be named for legal reasons is considering launching another lawsuit after the health minister reissued an order blocking patients under 18 who are not already on a treatment plan from accessing puberty blockers and transgender hormone therapy in public hospitals. A supreme court judge had overturned the state's ban on new patients receiving those treatments. The health minister, Tim Nicholls, used powers under the Hospital and Health Boards Act to reimpose the ban, requiring the decision to be in the public interest and include a statement of human rights compatibility. An LGBTIQ legal service that represented the mother is exploring further legal options.
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