(July 2, 2014 at 5:06 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(July 2, 2014 at 4:58 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I still don't agree with your point. This isn't a club of a hobby that someone might find objectionable. This is standards of healthcare, something that we need. A service that's as vital as medicine needs to have strict standards that everyone operating in the field needs to follow. I still don't think you can compare medicine to any sort of objectionable club or organization. I'd even go so far as to say it's unique in its neccesity, and thus needs strongly observed standards.b-mine.
There are unspoken assumptions here, and out of hand dismissals of any other alternative. I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm asking you to apply your argument -in favor- of something objectionable, and then tell us what you think. It's a thought experiment.
But as I stated in my last post, I would consider healthcare to be uniquely necessary. It's something that everyone needs. If it's a thought experiment that you want, I suppose I will have to fail, because I can't think of something objectionable that I would substitute for healthcare in a hypothetical. My argument is specifically for healthcare standards, that's it.
And, @ Blackout (i still don't know how to reply to two posts in one reply, stupid me)
Maybe I'm not being as clear as I could be. If a doctor refuses to perform any medical procedure based on anything except medical reasons (religious views, etc), that's fine. I just don't think they should be able to fly the banner of the AMA, as they would be going against its ethics code (which they subscribe to in entering the organization). I'm not calling for forcing a doctor by law to perform an abortion or a blood transfusion or providing condoms or anything else that might grind against one's religious beliefs, they just don't get to say that they align with the AMA's (a very well-respected organization) code.
And with that I actually have to head out, work calls. Wish I had more time but I don't. God willing (hah), I'll be able to get back to this tomorrow.
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