Commentary
On June 27, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench suspended Alberta’s law to protect vulnerable minors from puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones. Granting a temporary injunction to the LGBT etc. advocacy group Egale Canada, the court has put the law on hold for the next year or two until there is a full hearing on the merits of Egale Canada’s constitutional challenge.
At issue is Bill 26, which prevents Alberta doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones to minors under 16. Egale Canada argues that minors essentially have a constitutional right to receive these drugs, and that government should not “impose” choices on youth or interfere in the doctor-patient relationship….