RE: Trump administration announces conscience and religious freedom HHS Division
January 19, 2018 at 2:02 am
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2018 at 2:03 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(January 19, 2018 at 1:55 am)The Valkyrie Wrote:(January 19, 2018 at 1:52 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't think this new law means doctors will be allowed to not treat specific patients. Neither do I think such a thing will ever be accepted.
I'm hoping you're right.
I suspect, however, that one will try and then sue his employers over any disciplinary action while citing this law.
And if that happens, it could open the floodgates.
Unfortunately there are a lot of quacks in medicine.
I've never heard of a doctor refusing treatment to a patient on the grounds that the patient is gay or black or whatever else. And if one did and tried to cite this law, I highly doubt it would work. No one will take seriously a doctor who refuses to give his patient medical care due to their sexuality. I don't see this being an issue, to be honest. Seems this thread is a bit misleading/an over reaction.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
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