LGBTQI+ rights advocates have warned the federal government’s redrawn religious freedom bill could “immunise bigotry”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter announced the new draft laws on Tuesday after the government’s initial proposal was roundly condemned by religious, business and community groups.Mr Porter said the revisions were part of “a truly balanced and iterative process”.“I’m extremely concerned these changes make negative aspects of the first bill even worse,” she said.
Ms Brown said while there has been “some improvement” in the area of health care, she worried the revised legislation “privileges religious institutions over every day Australians”. “The latest bill does not address the serious concerns of groups across the community who stand to have their rights eroded,” he said.Greens LGBTIQ+ spokesperson Janet Rice said the new draft represented “a Trojan horse for hate”.What changes have been made?
Most notably, the new bill narrows provisions for conscientious objection - the refusal to perform a legal role or responsibility because of personal beliefs - for health practitioners.
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