BC Tribunal Orders Doctor to Pay $28,100 for Refusing to Inject Transgender Teen With Puberty Blocker
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a B.C. family doctor to pay $28,100 for declining to administer a puberty blocking drug to a transgender teenager in 2021. Dr. Henry Ajaero said his refusal to inject the biologically male teen with a puberty blocker was motivated by clinical concerns with his lack of experience in past treatment for gender transition and his Christian religious beliefs, which do not recognize gender ideology.
TL;DR
- Dr. Henry Ajaero ordered to pay $28,100 by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
- The order stems from his refusal to administer a puberty blocking drug to a transgender teenager in 2021.
- Dr. Ajaero cited clinical inexperience and religious beliefs as reasons for his refusal.
- The tribunal emphasized that the focus is on the impact of the denial of services, not the intent behind it.
- The teenager was denied access to medical services because of her gender identity.