The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – A Reblog from Everysaturdaymorning – Religion is not a Disability, it is Choice.
Great reading :)
My best friend and I used to say that jokingly in high school when we were being smart-alecks about not wanting to do something we were told to do. We laughed about it then. Probably louder than we should. It probably wasn’t funny to anybody but us. We thought it was hilarious and so absurd that a person could get out of doing a required task because of religious beliefs when it was part of the requirement, in this case, to pass the class.
Well, we aren’t laughing now; not at all. The reason we aren’t laughing is that people in the healthcare profession are actually getting out of doing their jobs because they claim abortion or certain kinds of birth control are against their religion. This is hurting patients who are pregnant or trying to avoid pregnancy. It needs to stop.
Hey all you state and federal elected…
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bleatmop
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October 5, 2014 at 11:24 am
tnt666
Hypothetical application form:
Q: List any disabilities that we may need to accommodate for you to accomplish your work:
A: Faith
LOL, faith truly is a disability, and when we train doctors in Canada, faith should be a consideration in getting one’s degree. I think doctors should have to swear an oath that to practice in Canada, one cannot let faith get in the way of treatment… under penalty of losing one’s licence.
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October 5, 2014 at 11:27 am
The Arbourist
@tnt666
Evidenced based medicine is the foundation of our health care system.
If your personal invisible-friend has problems with the rational dispensing of care, it would seem the problem is with you and not the system.
In other words, I agree completely TNT. :)
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October 5, 2014 at 11:39 am
bleatmop
Here in Alberta we have a conscience clause allowing health care providers to opt out of anything based on faith. A few things about it though:
1. If their faith allows them to opt out of doing something, such as prescribing birth control, then they must refer to a practitioner that will do such a thing.
2. If their faith demands that they not do something then this does not mean they can stay employed in an area where that task is a routine part of their day. For instance, a nurse cannot expect to remain employed at a Morgentaler clinic and refuse to take part in the D+Cs.
Personally, I think its bullshit, but at least there is that forced referral.
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October 5, 2014 at 11:45 am
The Arbourist
@Bleatmop
There was a case with a doctor in Calgary not too long ago that really twigged me onto this issue.
I’m glad that we have the forced referral because it ensures that the patient will (eventually) receive medical treatment based on evidence, rather that superstition.
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