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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Tennessee passes law allowing doctors to deny care if it violates their morals

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  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    It would be hilarious if doctors denied care to everybody who voted for this.

  • aviationeast@lemmy.world
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    Though shall not allow a politician to live… Or something like that. Sorry senator I can’t treat you.

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    “It is immoral to provide health care, because that’s in defiance of God’s will.”

    • Some doctor in Tennessee soon, probably
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    Any doctor that does this is a shitty fucking doctor.

    • turtlesareneat@discuss.online
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      It would violate their professional oaths, and yet, somewhere there’s an OB/GYN and an optometrist ready to fucking rumble

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        What weird morals do optometrists run into?

        • PunnyName@lemmy.world
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          The same as other doctors: bigotry

          • ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
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            Thankfully my optometrist is colorblind

        • turtlesareneat@discuss.online
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          My optometrist just showed up on that MAGA businesses’s website, so IDK but I bet they have some ideas.

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    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
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      “Only the ones who deserve it.” - Tennessee Republicans

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        • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
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          Same

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    Oh yeah, that should go over super well.

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    That’s not what the Hippocratic Oath says. I know it’s just smoke and mirrors, but that oath still means something. Any doctor who would disregard it should not be trusted with your health, and should not be practicing medicine at all.

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      Hippocratic oath, more like hypocritical oath amirite

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      And should be reported immediately. Blasted on the news.

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      • rusticus@lemm.ee
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        Fuck you for blaming doctors. They’re threatened with prison because of medieval maga laws.

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    Can they also provide necessary procedures if it is required by their morals?

  • ZeroOne@lemmy.world
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    Oh so now morality is wack huh.

  • boaratio@lemmy.world
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    So can I just not do my job if it violates my morals?

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    On call on Sunday. “Doctor, please help!” “Nope, working on Sunday violates my morals.”

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    Cause fuck them! There’s our place…

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    • Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world
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      You can swear on the internet, I won’t tell mom.

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        Some instances censor their users’ posts.

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          Is that for real? Why would they do that?

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    Hey American Doctors and Nurses, Canada is looking for great physicians to practice and contribute their talents to.

    Stop wasting your life and time in fascist America. Canadas fucking fabulous and awesome!!

    https://globalnews.ca/news/11076683/doctor-recruitng-b-c-u-s/

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      How about engineers? Pretty please?

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        I hear a bunch of European countries are hiring!

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    Can’t wait for a gay doctor to deny treatment for a bigot and all their heads explode.

    (They’re heads never actually explode and this bothers me.)

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      or deny if they are christian or republican registered.

      • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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        “Your chart here says you voted for donnie 3x…I’m sorry that’s a precondition called the real TDS that no one will cover…”

        • Ledericas@lemm.ee
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          you also deny vaccine, promoted anti-vax on your social media pages.-denied.

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Be the change you want to see in the world (in minecraft)

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      "I need to take your température. Here, put this in your mouth. "

      * lights fuse *

      * runs out of the office *

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        Or:

        “Here, put this in your mouth”

        “Whyszit tafte so fummy?”

        " It’s a rectal thermometer"

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          I was hoping it would be penis :(

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            Me every day 😩

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          This goes in your mouth, this goes in your ear, this goes in your butt… No, wait… THIS goes in your mouth…

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            You mean…out the toilet?

          • Ledericas@lemm.ee
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            and the last one goes in your urethra

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