(October 25, 2018 at 7:21 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(October 25, 2018 at 5:37 pm)Dr H Wrote: Oregon GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Wants Weakened Vaccine Laws
"I also think that parents should have the right to opt out — to opt out for personal beliefs, religious beliefs or even if they have strong alternative medical beliefs...” (emphasis added)
This man, mind you, is a physician -- a surgeon.
Fuck that asshole. His job is to do his job. And if you know that certain things are extremely likely to benefit the most people, your oath is the Hippocratic oath, not to an old book of mythology. If you give bad advice on purpose for bias reasons, you should lose your licence and be sued and possibly arrested.
The shitty thing is, when I see a doctor do something like this, I have to think that he's changed his priorities, and now cares more about his political hobby, than about the profession he was trained in.
If he wants to quit medicine for politics, fine.
But at least don't encourage the superstitious anti-science nut-bags in the process.
It's irresponsible to the point of being criminal.
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Dr H
"So, I became an anarchist, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
Dr H
"So, I became an anarchist, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
