Take Action for Calvary Hospital
The ACT Government took over Calvary Hospital on 3 July.
After ongoing tensions between the government and Calvary Hospital over issues such as having access to abortion and euthanasia, the government ceased negotiations. Then, it introduced legislation into parliament to forcibly acquire Calvary Hospital.
In response, Calvary Hospital took legal action against this land grab of a faith institution. However, the ACT Supreme Court upheld the actions of the ACT Government.
Historically, totalitarian regimes have been the main culprits of the seizure of church properties and services. Tragically, we’re now seeing it in Australia.
The ACT Government is denying that this is religiously motivated. But this is not supported by the evidence. The acting leader of the opposition, Jeremy Hanson has rightly said,
“It is impossible not to conclude that there is an element that involves an attack on faith”.
Support the Federal Inquiry
Senator Matthew Canavan has introduced a Bill that would require the ACT Government to hold an inquiry into the forced acquisition.
Now is the time to let the Senate Committee and our Federal parliamentarians know that governments must not forcibly takeover institutions because they disagree with their Judeo-Christian values.
The deadline for submissions is 17 July 2023.
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