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I hate to say it but this goes back to baking a cake. A person has a right to refuse services for an event that goes against their religious beliefs. A doctor has a right to refuse to perform an abortion due to religious beliefs, to excuse themselves from the room when such a thing will take place, etc., It stands to reason that she was within her rights to decline to service the needs of a gay couple. Was it ethical to do? No. She forgot the oath that she swore to uphold "Do no harm." The child really had nothing to do with this and she should have seen the child. Unfortunately, we live under an administration that attacks people of faith which causes some to lose their better judgement, which I agree was true of the doctor's action in this case.
Laura
What if the baby was critically ill and the dr was the only one in the area at the time?
Then I would head for the ER....not that I agree with that doctor!...I smell a lawsuit.
I hate to say it but this goes back to baking a cake. A person has a right to refuse services for an event that goes against their religious beliefs. A doctor has a right to refuse to perform an abortion due to religious beliefs, to excuse themselves from the room when such a thing will take place, etc., It stands to reason that she was within her rights to decline to service the needs of a gay couple. Was it ethical to do? No. She forgot the oath that she swore to uphold "Do no harm." The child really had nothing to do with this and she should have seen the child. Unfortunately, we live under an administration that attacks people of faith which causes some to lose their better judgement, which I agree was true of the doctor's action in this case.
Laura
Kai Onca said:That doctor sounds like a quackjob and I wouldnt want her to be my doctor as a straight person anyway!
Its same thing for some doctors who flatout refuse to see patients because theyre not vaccined.
Agree- who the parents are should not matter. I don't agree however that it is the same as doctors who refuse to treat those who refuse to vaccinate their children. In that scenario the doctor is trying to protect his OTHER patients if the unvaccinated child comes into their waiting room with a disease that another child (or adult) who is also not vaccinated because of a compromised immune system or other MEDICAL reason.
Refusing to accept patients who refuse to vaccinate is not based on any religious beliefs but medical beliefs and experience.
It is same thing. Doctor already focus on one group "measles" refuse to see them but why not refuse patients that did not get mengenis (spelling) shot as that is more deadlier or other patients that didnt get shots for everything else putting people at risk in the waiting room? There are too many diseases that are deadly out there.
Root of doctors refusal is not safety for everyone if it was they would have added a bunch of vaccines to their requirement for everyone not just one shot. It is THEIR belief. Its not "for the safety of other patients otherwise there will be universal adopted prodecures in each doctors office addressing it.
I don't think they're refusing patients who have not had ONLY the measles vaccine but those who have not had all recommended vaccines (per the recommended schedule). Meningitis vaccine is a more recent recommendation for pre-teens with a booster about 5 years later. Since it's now a recommended vaccine, the doctors may be refusing them also.