Rule aims to protect health providers' right of conscience
Christiansen, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is opposed to abortion. A medical consultant for a pregnancy resource center in Frederick, Maryland, she has never performed an abortion and has never referred a patient to an abortion clinic.
Yep yep yep. Doctor knows best. And when youre a doctor and a religious fruit cake , its OK to push your religion on people who don't believe in it and simply not give them certain options that they would happily take that you are against on religious principles.
A new federal regulation is aimed at protecting the rights of health-care providers like Christiansen who refuse to participate in a procedure such as abortion because of their moral or religious beliefs.
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"Doctors and other health-care providers should not be forced to choose between good professional standing and violating their conscience," said Mike Leavitt, head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Yes. They should be able to impose their religious beliefs on others. What a cool idea.
How about this for a rule ? Pick one. Doctor or Priest. Not both. They are opposites.
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Worse is that this new rule allows all health care workers to also withhold information and advice: so not only can they refuse to, for example, give a patient birth control pills but they can also refuse to talk about it. A woman could go in to see her OBGYN because her periods are lasting too long and not even be told that birth control pills could help her.
I find it horrifying that this rule places a health care employee's feelings above the patients ability to make informed decisions about their health. We don't have enough doctors and nurses as it is and now we have to worry about whether the few we have are being completely honest with us. How does a lie by omission not violate their oath?
What if it against your conscience to help robbers or blacks or women. Does that mean that a doctor in an emergency situation gets to chose. If federal law prohibits hospitals from discriminating against people who practice according to their beliefs then they are required to hire these type people. Doctors have always had to check there conscience at the door. They have to help people they might despise, they have to respect a patients beliefs before their own.
I think as long as you have your hand in the government coffers then you have to play by their rules. Doctors are required to help and heal regardless of their beliefs if they have the option to follow their own beliefs then the other side of the coin is assisted suicide for the terminally ill. I believe one set of rules apply for all doctors and if you cannot in good conscience do your job because of religious beliefs then you should find another speciality.
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