US EditionB.C. nurse Amy Hamm gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
Amy Hamm was fined $93,639 and suspended for one month after a disciplinary panel ruled her statements about transgender people were unprofessional conduct.
- A British Columbia nurse, Amy Hamm, was suspended for one month and fined nearly $94,000 in 2025 for making discriminatory statements about transgender people online.
- The disciplinary panel found Hamm committed professional misconduct between 2018 and 2021 by making statements partly designed to provoke fear and contempt towards transgender individuals.
- Hamm, a nurse educator with over 13 years in health care, is appealing the decision, claiming her comments reflect biological reality and freedom of expression and are not hateful.
- Her lawyer Lisa Bildy contends that the panel made several legal and factual mistakes, unfairly punishing Hamm for sharing perspectives that reflect widely accepted scientific understanding and practical reasoning.
- The College of Nurses and Midwives views the decision as a significant affirmation against discrimination, highlighting that nurses hold a trusted role and are expected to maintain standards that prevent discriminatory practices.
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BC College of Nurses and Midwives orders Amy Hamm to pay $93,639.80 and suspends her license for one month
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the disciplinary panel of the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (College) has suspended Amy Hamm’s nursing license for one month, starting when she returns to nursing, and has ordered her to pay $93,639.80 in legal costs for her statements defending the right of women to access female-only spaces. Ms. Hamm had worked in healthcare for over 13 years and had been promoted …
BC Nurse Ordered to Pay More Than $90K Following Misconduct Finding on Gender Remarks
A B.C. nurse has had her licence suspended for a month and has been ordered to pay more than $90,000 after she was found liable of “professional misconduct” by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) due to comments she made about gender issues. The BCCNM announced its disciplinary decision on Aug. 14, after ruling in March that she had committed professional misconduct. The organization had accused Amy Hamm three years ago of making “di…
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B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
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B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making “discriminatory and derogatory statements” about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a disciplinary panel has issued a decision against Amy Hamm, suspending her for one month, while also ordering her to pay the college costs and disbursements within two years. The panel said in its verdict in March that Hamm committed professi…
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