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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

It's interesting that no one wants to deny medical care for:

  • murderers
  • pedophiles
  • thieves
  • corrupt politicians
[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 26 points 2 days ago

I wish this is how it was at my medical school. My med school is attached to a deeply religious university and some of our professors said some pretty wild shit in lectures. I was almost always the one to key up on the mic in recorded lectures to fight them on it.

I'm sad to say there were a couple lectures that I was just too demoralized to fight back directly, but I did talk to my classmates to correct the record after those lectures.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 70 points 2 days ago (2 children)

In many countries it's illegal to refuse treatment so you would literally have to find a new career

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

it's also against their Hippocratic oath.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But of course in the Christian-sharia-law state of Tennessee, doctors can refuse patients if they don’t fit their values or whatever. A woman was refused prenatal care because she wasn’t married.

[–] iridebikes@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This type of stuff is extremely concerning to me. My ability to get life saving medical treatment is based on the whimsy of some superficial judgment some random doctor makes about me? There is no way this can be legal.

Hey now take comfort in the fact that their lives are in the hands of God. Pfft nah it's in the hands of anyone willing to shank them for being a sanctimonious self righteous profligate. Frankly speaking if someone nearly died or dies because of such a scenario where they denied IDK sutures or some shit for religious reasons they wholly deserve to be processed through a morgue incinerator while still alive.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 310 points 3 days ago (11 children)

I never will understand how somebody gets into any facet of medicine (e.g. nurse, doctor, pharmacist) and find it okay to deny anybody healthcare solely based on how the person lives. Like dude, there are better ways to make money and be a bigot at the same time. Insurance CEO comes to mind. Cannon fodder as well.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 120 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

Because nursing school will shove you through even if you should fail and it's an affordable 2 year degree that pays. And that's how I ended up explaining what the P in HIPAA stands for and how to operate a mask. White trash nurses are a meme.

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 185 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

The absolute gall they have to call it a "lifestyle" like people choose to live that way one day

It's not a fucking lifestyle, LGBTQ+ people just are and they exist

They don't choose to suddenly be that way one day, they have been that way their entire life and discover that about themselves

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 103 points 3 days ago (6 children)

"Ah, but they choose to act on it! You see, my old preacher struggled with gay thoughts all the time because of Satan. He told us so nearly every Sunday. But did he act on them? No! He was straight, just as god intended.

So those people having gay thoughts are CHOOSING to be gay when they could pray and get a wife and have children like the lord said."

-Some dipshit I know

[–] juliebean@lemmy.zip 79 points 3 days ago (6 children)

"He resisted his homosexual urges, and remained faithful to his heterosexual wife until the very day he shot himself."

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

"You know what I'm talking about; the homosexual fantasies the devil constantly sends into everyone's heads since they became teenagers. Those ones. ... What do you mean 'no'?"

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago

Here's the thing, whether or not it's a "lifestyle" shouldn't even enter into the equation. Healthcare workers are supposed to treat everyone the same, regardless of what the patient has done or how they live. If you can't deal with that, don't go into healthcare.

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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 59 points 2 days ago (5 children)

This would never fly in today's era. Nor should it.

But about two decades ago I dated a gastroenterologist... I think she had around 13 years of schooling.

Anyways, her first day of med school, they made the entire class watch gay porn. Like vicious, graphic, excessively graphic gay porn.

With of course the professor saying if this makes you uncomfortable, you'd best find a new track. Because you ain't going to make it, this is going to be your life: assholes, boils, pus, cancer, shit, piss, if you're going to be a gastroenterologist you're going to have your head up people's asses your whole career....

Etc

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Wonder if there were any jars involved......that would be a pretty unfortunate situation.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 49 points 2 days ago (4 children)

And then there were those who got a rock-hard boner and wondered for a completely different reason if this career was for them.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 41 points 2 days ago

Doctors and nurses see and take care of a lot of disgusting people, or people in disgusting states in all walks of the life. Them being LGBT should be the last hill for them to die on. Only shows how sheltered they have lived.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 146 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

"I refuse to treat left handed people. It's a lifestyle I don't agree with."

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 69 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This was or maybe even still is a thing. My grandpa was forced to wear a sock on his left hand when learning to write as a child. He would be hit if he didn't.

[–] ballgoat@lemmy.zip 44 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Human beings were obviously a terrible idea.

[–] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 56 points 3 days ago

In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has widely been regarded as a bad move.

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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 101 points 3 days ago (4 children)

"Is this career path okay with discrimination? Because I have groups I want to die."

[–] Zink@programming.dev 33 points 3 days ago

It is important to consider both sides on any issue. Thank you for keeping things Fair and Balanced.

~/s~

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Isn't this like a decade old at this point?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago

Seems it'll remain relevant for another decade, at least, possibly more

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

And sadly never been more relevant.

[–] tino@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I wish memes were properly sourced...

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 59 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Someone being LGBT doesn't mean McDonald's is allowed to refuse them service, or ESSO is allowed to refuse to sell them gas, or a gym can refuse them membership. Why the fuck do you think a doctor should be allowed to refuse them treatment for a disease?

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 57 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Someone being LGBT doesn’t mean McDonald’s is allowed to refuse them service, or ESSO is allowed to refuse to sell them gas, or a gym can refuse them membership.

Patience, patience ... the GOP is working on this as well.

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[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It is sad that this is apparently considered to be impressive or even noteworthy.

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Excellent. And they can take the pharmacists who have "personal or religious beliefs" and get rid of them too. No one should need to ask some other citizen's personal permission for a service I contracted with my own doctor and medical company.

There are even some drug store cashiers that will refuse to sell condoms. Americans need to learn that if it doesnt affect you personally, its not their place to pretend they are a stakeholder in anyone else's life. Stay in your effing lane, American healthcare workers. No one cares what you dont like or what your personal sky-fairy tells you. Last I heard "freedom of religion" was actually more "freedom from the tyranny of religion" when it was implemented by the nations founders.

While they are at it, Americans should stay out of other peoples bedrooms too. If they arent part of the situation, they don't get a vote. As long as its consensual between two adult humans, its no one elses business what they do in there.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago

If medical professionals are punished for refusing to treat patients because of race, then the same goes for refusing to treat someone for "having different lifestyle".

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

ah yes, i too considered being a doctor so i can feel comfortable in my job. but then i realized when I'm treating a severed limb in an accident trying to stop buckets of blood flowing, that the person might be gay. ew, imagine. so i decided it's not worth it.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 70 points 3 days ago

What I always find funny about this is, back when I used to do IT, if I refused to do something for someone who had bible verses on their office wall or a cross necklace I would be the one fired.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 68 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

I mean, this is correct. You take the oath, you have to live up to it. You will be treating people you don't agree with, and you have to square up with that, or your rep will take a dive.

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[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 64 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A friend of mine is a devout Muslim from a very conservative family and a doctor: he believes that his faith has no place in his job and therefore treats all his patients equally.

I think fundamentalists of all religions should take a leaf out of his book.

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago

Damn straight. Same thing for pharmacists or any other health official.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

i dont know who or what to blame but some healthcare professionals are among the most cruel members of society

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