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"Jami and Krista Contreras ... brought their 6-day-old baby to Eastlake Pediatrics in Roseville for a checkup. But after waiting for their newborn’s first checkup, Dr. Vesna Roi refused to see them. Another doctor told the couple that Roi decided she couldn’t treat their baby because they are lesbians."
Dr. Roi later wrote them a letter (kind of) explaining and apologizing. I guess that makes it all better:
"After much prayer following your prenatal, I felt that I would not be able to develop the personal patient-doctor relationships that I normally do with my patients ... I should have spoken with you directly that day ... Please know that I believe that God gives us free choice and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice."
Should doctors be able to discriminate and not treat patients (or their children) on the basis of sexual orientation like the law allows them to do in many states such as Michigan? Or should gay people - like black people or Christian people - be protected under anti-discrimination laws?
Doctors should be able to but I would never have a doctor like this as my personal doctor. If I was this couple I would be glad to know his feelings now than down the road.
I would be worried I would tell him something he didn't approve of and I wouldn't get proper treatment.
Sickening that a doctor would refuse to care for a child like this. I understand that under the draconic state law she is protected, but she should lose her license for failing to live up to her hypocratic oath. In her case hyporcritic oath.
Doctors provide a service in exchange for money. Thus, they should be free to accept or refuse business based on whatever criteria they wish. I think it's dumb to turn down paying customers based on an externality that has no bearing on the service being performed, but I am a libertarian, and I believe in voluntary association...INCLUDING BUSINESS. The free market excels at punishing bad actors in the private business sphere, and everyone elft to their own devices would likely result in these two women giving that doctor all manner of well-deserved negative publicity, thus harming her future revenue based on her own voluntary choice. And for every one doctor out there unwilling to "form the relationship" with these women, probably a dozen are not only willing, but overjoyed at stealing some easy market share.
I would love for this doctor to point out where in her religious texts she is told that she cannot treat the child of a gay or lesbian couple. Can she also not treat families that do not follow her religious beliefs? What about - gasp - atheists?
Sickening that a doctor would refuse to care for a child like this. I understand that under the draconic state law she is protected, but she should lose her license for failing to live up to her hypocratic oath. In her case hyporcritic oath.
Someone doesn't have a clue what they are talking about. HINT: That person is quoted in this post.
"Jami and Krista Contreras ... brought their 6-day-old baby to Eastlake Pediatrics in Roseville for a checkup. But after waiting for their newborn’s first checkup, Dr. Vesna Roi refused to see them. Another doctor told the couple that Roi decided she couldn’t treat their baby because they are lesbians."
Dr. Roi later wrote them a letter (kind of) explaining and apologizing. I guess that makes it all better:
"After much prayer following your prenatal, I felt that I would not be able to develop the personal patient-doctor relationships that I normally do with my patients ... I should have spoken with you directly that day ... Please know that I believe that God gives us free choice and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice."
Should doctors be able to discriminate and not treat patients (or their children) on the basis of sexual orientation like the law allows them to do in many states such as Michigan? Or should gay people - like black people or Christian people - be protected under anti-discrimination laws?
Private practice doctors can pick and chose on who to see.
For whatever reason.
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