Should a Christian doctor be forced to treat a woman?
Should a Christian doctor be forced to treat a homosexual for STD symptoms?
Should a Christian doctor be forced to perform an abortion?
California bans travel to 4 more states (hypocrites)
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Should a Christian doctor be forced to treat a woman?
Should a Christian doctor be forced to treat a homosexual for STD symptoms?
Should a Christian doctor be forced to perform an abortion?
Lulz. Off the deep end of the slippery slope. But I'll respond: First, doctors take a an oath which more or less gives them a directive to treat everyon, so much of this is moot.
Woman? Depends on the type of practice the doctor runs/is part of, and which specialty/training he/she has. If it's a GP, then yes. If he's a male urology specialist, then there's no point, but owing back to the oath in cases of emergency, then still yes.
Homosexual for STD's? Yes, if that doctor is skilled in such matters. Doctors take an oath to treat the sick.
Perform an abortion? Certainly not if the doctor is not trained in such procedure. But if a doctor does get trained of his/her own volition, then it's probably safe to assume they'd be comfortable in performing one.
Also, there's well-established case law that establishes that doctors really cannot discriminate at all:
"...physicians are only free to refuse to accept a prospective patient if their reason for doing so is not prohibited by contract (e.g., with their employer or an insurance company) or by law. And there are several laws at the state and federal level that prohibit certain types of discrimination in the context of offering public accommodations – including discrimination against patients." http://blogs.harvard.edu/billofhealth/2012/09/07/discrimination-in-the-doctor-patient-relationship/
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Wow, you really don't know anything about the topic at all...
Answer this without spin: Should a doctor trained to perform abortions, but more recently than his/her training converted to Christianity, be forced by law to perform abortions?
Yes or no. These are your two options.
Ive heard a couple California Dems have violated the travel ban. I think its funny they think their own laws dont apply to them.
Assuming the doctor left the practice that performs abortions due to his/her religious conflict and no longer practices such procedures, no. If he/she did still practice such procedures, then yes.
The doctor still practices women's health medicine.
Should he/she be permitted under law to refuse to see an LGBT in his/her office for consultation?
Should he/she be permitted under law to opt out of prescribing fertility drugs to an LGBT?
Should he/she be permitted under law to opt out of performing abortion procedures?
No.
If she prescribes fertility drugs to other women, no.
Yes. If the doctor does not regularly perform a procedure, they should not be compelled to perform it.
So the basis of religious freedom doesn't entirely escape you...
Debatable, but let's agree to set this one down.
Of course the basis of religious freedom does not escape me. I get why someone would want to find certain lifestyles and actions sinful and would not participate in them. However, when those private beliefs extend into the public arena, there is the risk of those beliefs could infringe on the rights of others who do not share those beliefs. Therein lies the conflict. Someone's beliefs will have to move in favor of the other's rights. The question becomes who's rights are more important to uphold - the religious right to not participate in sin, or the right of a citizen to not be excluded due to sexual orientation?
so the gay couple were incapable of getting a wedding cake unless they worked directly with the christian baker?
What if it were a christian couple asking for a wedding cake from a gay baker but the gay baker didn't want to make one because he viewed christians as intolerant people since they don't hold the same beliefs. Do you think it would work the same way where we would be in this predicament today?
Satire aside, what if it were a Muslim baker who refused to bake a cake for a Christian divorce party?
The Christians would have just been labeled as Bible thumping bigots by the media and liberals for trying to force their religion on a gay baker.
State universities will not be able to play other teams from their banned list. Would love to see this cost a California team a major bowl game.
