McMaster will sign bill allowing medical providers to deny care based on beliefs

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will sign a bill that allows medical providers to deny care based on religious beliefs, according to a spokesperson with the governor’s office.

McMaster is expected to sign the bill Friday afternoon, according to Brian Symmes.

House Bill 4776, also known as the "Medical Ethics and Diversity Act," states “A medical practitioner, health care institutions, and health care payers have the right not to participate in or pay for any health care service which violates the practitioner’s or entity’s conscience.”

The bill also protects those same health care providers from civil or criminal liability as well as discrimination, with some exceptions. The law does not override federal laws or regulations that require health care providers to issue emergency medical treatment to all patients.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/mcmaster-will-sign-bill-allowing-medical-providers-to-deny-care-based-on-beliefs/ar-AAYB1QP

Maybe they should find a different profession if being a doctor conflicts with their beliefs.

[TheRealNorth]

1. Then MD's should then have to identify what procedures they won't do...

So there are not any surprises.

[Ocelot II]

2. Have them put up a big sign on the door of their clinic

listing the services Jesus told them they must not perform.

[elleng]

3. Their LICENSE should make this official, and announce:

LIMITED license to 'practice' medicine: Whatever and whomever we choose.

[LogicFirst]

4. What about that oath they take?

But then, that also requires ethics. If I had a medical practice, I would hang out a sign: I’m a democrat, I treat all equally.

[ReluctanceTango]

7. They don't abide by it without the law

Why expect them to do it when a law says they can discriminate at will?

What, you haven't noticed how racially homogenous clienteles are at most clinics?

There's a reason for it, you know.

[keithbvadu2]

5. So Protestants/Catholics can refuse to treat the other because they believe Catholics/Protestants ar

So Protestants/Catholics can refuse to treat the other because they believe Catholics/Protestants are false Christians.

They can both refuse to treat Jews and Mormons.

[ReluctanceTango]

8. It's more likely to be discrimination against women and LGBTs

Expect it to be almost impossible to find an OB/GYN who will do a tubal ligation on a woman under 40. Or any woman at all. It's already difficult for those under 30. All the male OB/GYNs think we don't know our own minds about how many kids we want. I've had enough ugly arguments with them to know how they are about this issue.

I can only imagine what's going to become of gays and trans people under a law like this. I may not know the specifics of the kind of care they need, but I know whatever happens to them won't be good.

[ReluctanceTango]

6. I knew there was a reason I'd never set foot in South Carolina

And now I know why I never will.

I expect this nonsense to happen here in Texas, soon enough. Fortunately for me, all of my MDs hate the GQP.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. I'd hope some blue states would make it clear that doing so would cost an MD his license.

nt

[msongs]

10. sorry, we don't operate on xtians at this hospital... contrary to our beliefs nt

[anti stupid]

11. it is against my conscience to serve anyone who is a republican