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Re Imogen: vai trò của Tòa án Gia đình Australia trong các tranh chấp về điều trị rối loạn giới tính
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Bài viết này xem xét vụ án Re Imogen (No 6) (2020) 61 Fam LR 344, một quyết định của Tòa án Gia đình Australia, cho rằng một đơn xin lên Tòa án Gia đình là bắt buộc nếu cha mẹ hoặc bác sĩ điều trị của một trẻ em hoặc thanh thiếu niên được chẩn đoán mắc rối loạn giới tính không đồng ý với chẩn đoán, khả năng đồng ý hoặc phương pháp điều trị được đề xuất. Đầu tiên, chúng tôi giải thích khuôn khổ pháp lý cho việc điều trị y tế rối loạn giới tính ở trẻ em và thanh thiếu niên, bao gồm sự phát triển của thẩm quyền phúc lợi theo Điều 67ZC của Luật Gia đình năm 1975 (Cth). Sau đó, chúng tôi cung cấp một cái nhìn tổng quan về quyết định Re Imogen và thảo luận về việc cân bằng giữa lợi ích tốt nhất của trẻ em trong bối cảnh điều trị y tế. Chúng tôi thách thức kết luận của Tòa án Gia đình rằng, liên quan đến một tranh chấp về chẩn đoán hoặc điều trị, việc xác định rằng trẻ em hoặc thanh thiếu niên là đủ năng lực Gillick để đồng ý điều trị không mang tính quyết định, và Tòa án Gia đình phải phân định tranh chấp. Chúng tôi lập luận rằng kết luận này đại diện cho một cuộc xâm phạm không công bằng vào quyền của trẻ em và thanh thiếu niên chuyển giới đủ năng lực Gillick trong việc đưa ra quyết định về cơ thể và bản sắc của chính mình, và vai trò bảo vệ của cha mẹ và Tòa án Gia đình không thể biện minh cho việc can thiệp vào quyền tự chủ thân thể của họ trong bối cảnh này. Cuối cùng, chúng tôi đề xuất một khuôn khổ quy định thay thế loại bỏ Tòa án Gia đình ra khỏi quá trình điều trị y tế đối với rối loạn giới tính trong trường hợp xảy ra tranh chấp giữa cha mẹ và trẻ em đủ năng lực Gillick của họ.
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