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Muzzling Medical Free Speech

Muzzling Medical Free Speech
A nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 30, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Gabriël Moens
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On Oct. 12, 2022, the Queensland Parliament, with bipartisan support, passed the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (pdf). Among other changes, this legislation confers new discretionary powers on bureaucrats to pressure medical practitioners into supporting government’s views on health.
Gabriël Moens
Gabriël Moens
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Gabriël A. Moens AM is an emeritus professor of law at the University of Queensland, and served as pro vice-chancellor and dean at Murdoch University. In 2003, Moens was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal by the prime minister for services to education. He has taught extensively across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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