R's Using the Law to Force "Religion" Down Peoples' Throats AGAIN

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I agree a doctor should not be compelled to perform an abortion ande there are many laws already stating that. So why is there a need for this new rule. Well, giving the option re abortions was not enough for the far religious right. They want their control go way beyond that. Moreover, imagine for a moment if you lived in a small town in a mostly rural state and were poor. You go to the doctor to get some procedure done (again, the new rule is limitless) and the one doctor in the town says no based on a moral objection and so do the doctors in the closest towns. The only way to get the medical attention you want is to go out of state and at a cost you cannot afford. What do you do then?

Again, this is not a small issue limited to abortion.

Finally, let's say you live in a state full of wiccans. Would you want their religious tenets controlling your medical care? Of course you wouldn't.

In the end, this is just another tactic by the far religious right to infiltrate and then dominate American life all while taking away autonomy.

One of the reasons for this law was a therapist who was sued because she said she didn't have appropriate expertise to deal with gay relationships and referred her gay patient elsewhere. Apparently, a guy came into a therapists office and asked for help with his gay relationship. She didn't know how to deal with the dynamics and referred him elsewhere. He ended up suing her and her church membership became an issue. THAT is a case of someone assuming a religious objection, when none may have existed at all. My understanding was that she was Methodist, which allows gays for membership.

No doubt, you'll say I'm not addressing the issue, despite giving an example directly on point as to why the rule may be necessary, and you will make your response all about me. Heck, I've been able to post this prediction and have it come true.