Pediatrician Refuses Treatment of Baby of Lesbian Parents

[Mister Agenda]

Heywood: OK! So we can fire people if they don't do their job because of religious objection then. That seems entirely opposite to what you've been saying up until now, so I don't know what you've been complaining about.

At the start of this thread you were defending this woman, not saying she should be fired. You said she should have the right to "be an asshole". Or did you mean she has that right, but we should fire here none the less? All you are saying in that case is that we can't physically force her to do something. Which really didn't seem like your point, and has nothing to do with religion.

Have you changed your opinion then? It would be great if you have!

Are you actually suggesting that we wanted her to be physically forced to see the patient, like we grab her, put her in the room and threaten her until she does it? Is that what you think our position is? If that is what you think, it would explain the talking at cross purposes. I doubt anyone here is suggesting she be physically forced to do something by threats.

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I feel like I'm losing my mind this morning. Have I lost it?

No Rob, you cannot fire this doctor. The employer can fire this doctor.  You wanting to fire this doctor is another manifestation of you wanting to control someone else.

Speaking of being a control freak, how far gone do you have to be to try to control the opinion someone else expresses in the name of not trying to control someone else while demonstrating no awareness at all that you are trying to exercise control over them?

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 You want this doctor to treat this child.  If the doctor doesn't treat this child, you want to clinic to fire her.  I want everyone, the doctor, the clinic owner, and the patient to have the right of self determination.  I see no evidence of some huge societal mess that needs to be corrected by curtailing people's right to self determination.

But what you don't want is for people on a forum you belong to, to talk about wishing someone would be fired. And you sure speak up about that, don't you? Why can't you leave us alone to pursue our own self-determination?