
Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people
The new law won't take effect until late this summer. The measure is among several targeting transgender people advancing through Arkansas' legislature.

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Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people
The new law won't take effect until late this summer. The measure is among several targeting transgender people advancing through Arkansas' legislature.www.pbs.org
That is wild. Transgender is still a human being. Were now denying treatment to a fellow human being?
While it doesn't apply to emergency care, that's next.That is wild. Transgender is still a human being. Were now denying treatment to a fellow human being?
Yup and anyone who feels that way should not be a doctor. Certainly can't recite the Hippocratic Oath in good conscience. If your religion comes before human beings worthy of respect and compassion, than you really aren't religious after all.No doctor should be forced to treat a transgender person if it violates their beliefs. There is such a thing as freedom of religion.
Yup and anyone who feels that way should not be a doctor. Certainly can't recite the Hippocratic Oath in good conscience. If your religion comes before human beings worthy of respect and compassion, than you really aren't religious after all.
Of course I read the bill, that's exactly why it's so disgraceful. What do you take out of the text of the bill that makes you think this is OK?"Now This Is Disgraceful"
Did you actually read the bill or is your entire knowledge of it based on the opinion of a left-leaning news outlet?
Do yourself a favor and read the actual bill.
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SB289 Bill Information
This site is maintained by the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, Information Systems Dept., and is the official website of the Arkansas General Assembly.www.arkleg.state.ar.us
What do you take out of the text of the bill that makes you think this is OK?
While it doesn't apply to emergency care, that's next.
SPK wears 2 right Nikes. Lol...Of course I read the bill, that's exactly why it's so disgraceful. What do you take out of the text of the bill that makes you think this is OK?
Me relying on a left-leaning news outlet, LOL? Obviously following along is not your strong suit. Pay attention before you go casting aspersions.
I can't help you if you do not understand English.
Nonetheless, I will give it a whirl.
My cousin is a plastic surgeon. He does breast reconstruction. His focus is on cancer patients and disfiguration. As a matter of conscience, he will not accept a patient who wants glamour breasts, i.e. a normal, healthy woman who wants to go from a 36 C to 40 E just because she wants big breasts.
Should he lose his license or be canceled or be fired from the hospital because he doesn't want to perform the surgery?
Should a doctor lose his license because he refuses to perform an abortion where there is no threat to the mother?
The wording in the Bill is silent on LBGTQ. It is silent on the person to whom is receiving the procedure. It only cites the procedure and the physicians right to object to procedures that are counter to their beliefs.
Do you think there is a single physician in the world that would deny any person needed medical attention? The bill is worded such that a physician who discriminates is not protected by the Bill. For example, a physician will not treat a broken arm. There is no sound basis for a physician to object to that as a matter of conscience.
Having your breast removed because you now think you are a man is a choice. It is an elective procedure that is not a medical need. Same with turning your penis into a vagina. 99.99+% of the time abortion are not needed. They are a choice. Isn't that what liberals call it. Choice? If it is a choice, then it is not a medical emergency or necessity. A physican should not be forced into performing an abortion.
The bill would also require that the physician pass records to a physician who is willing to perform it and not withhold the records unreasonably.
I see nothing wrong with the bill.