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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,322 posts) Sat Mar 27, 2021, 08:01 PM Mar 2021

Arkansas governor's new 'medical conscience objections' law could result in LGBTQ+ people being [View all]

refused treatment, human rights group says

Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas signed in new legislation on Friday that allows medical professionals to refuse to treat patients because of religious or moral objections, the Associated Press reported.

The new law says that doctors and healthcare institutions can object to participating in non-emergency treatments that violate their conscience, the news agency said.

It will come into effect in the late summer, according to AP.

The legislation is facing fierce opposition from human rights activists who say that LGBTQ+ individuals could be denied treatment.

https://news.yahoo.com/arkansas-governors-medical-conscience-objections-141244287.html

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Arkansas governor's new 'medical conscience objections' law could result in LGBTQ+ people being [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP

I think if people have these kind of, er, "objections" Skittles Mar 2021 #1

"Medical conscience" is to do no harm and heal if possible. Using the term this way Oldem Mar 2021 #2

"refuse to treat patients because of religious or moral objections" keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #3

This might be able to be mitigated to a large extent by executive order dsc Mar 2021 #4

Does the AMA have any say in this? -misanthroptimist Mar 2021 #5

The doublespeak is so tiresome. crickets Mar 2021 #6

I was fresh out of nursing school when the HIV/AIDS epidemic hit Runningdawg Mar 2021 #7