A Sydney doctor who appeared in a TV ad for the ‘no’ campaign against same-sex marriage has had her career threatened by some in the ‘yes’ camp.
An online petition with thousands of signatures — later “disabled because of inappropriate content” — called for Dr Pansy Lai’s professional registration to be reviewed.
According to 7 News, the petition read:
“It is clear that Dr Pansy Lai has misused her privileged position as a medical practitioner in the harmful and hateful ‘no’ campaign, which is a clear violation of her oath to the Declaration.”
Dr Lai has also received a death threat, which she reported to police, says The Australian.
In response to the targeting of Dr Lai, Monica Doumit from the Coalition for Marriage said:
“In seeking to ruin the career of a doctor who dares to disagree with its agenda, the same-sex marriage lobby has shown, yet again, that it has no interest in freedom of speech.
“The petition against Dr Lai is a threat not only to her, but to any others who might try to voice their opinion. The message is loud and clear: agree on same-sex marriage or else.”
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