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Tomconroy

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53. Give me a source.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #52)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 09:07 PM

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Should hospitals be allowed to turn away patients based on race, creed, suspected gayness... [View all] Hekate Jul 2021 OP

Rec. Iggo Jul 2021 #1

I treid to make that point earlier. We have to fight our rage and justified resentment. hlthe2b Jul 2021 #2

i dont know about this "slope" but it makes no sense to turn them away if they are Eliot Rosewater Jul 2021 #3

No, and they are NOT the same things. elleng Jul 2021 #4

Race, creed, gayness, and abortions are not infectious. Aristus Jul 2021 #5

Exactly. If you are unvaccinated, you are voluntarily a danger to staff and patients. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #19

Thank you Hekate Devil Child Jul 2021 #6

People do stupid things all the time that result in medical tragedy. NNadir Jul 2021 #7

Great answer. -nt CrispyQ Jul 2021 #8

How many medical professionals did your father ask to die because of Maru Kitteh Jul 2021 #68

My father was treated with 5-FU, a known carcinogen itself... NNadir Jul 2021 #72

People are saying hospitals should turn away the unvaccinated? Haggard Celine Jul 2021 #9

At last, someone with a memory. I was thinking both of the early AIDS crisis & the pre-Civil Rights Hekate Jul 2021 #51

Your analogies make no sense. Goodheart Jul 2021 #10

Great Points modrepub Jul 2021 #13

Somebody's refusal to vaccinate is a voluntary choice. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #20

Thank you. SharonClark Jul 2021 #32

See above Hekate Jul 2021 #62

Oh, I happen to agree that the unvaccinated right now should not be turned away, BUT Goodheart Jul 2021 #74

+100000 BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #11

NO! As a medical professional..absolutely not PortTack Jul 2021 #12

There is solid precedent, btw, in the "conscience clauses" demanded by the Evangelicals ... Hekate Jul 2021 #14

Hospitals are there to treat sick people. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #15

I would certainly hope so. Hekate Jul 2021 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Tomconroy Jul 2021 #47

Ah, grammar can kill ya if you're not careful. I AGREED with you. Hekate Jul 2021 #48

Sorry Tomconroy Jul 2021 #50

's okay Hekate Jul 2021 #58

I would guess that most people saying that are just venting, because many of us Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #16

This is the kind of thing that pisses me off beyond belief. smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #67

Never. It should be the law that they cannot discriminate MineralMan Jul 2021 #17

+10000000000000000 Celerity Jul 2021 #69

Bullshit. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #18

Of course not Meowmee Jul 2021 #21

Self kick Hekate Jul 2021 #22

Turn away the unvaccinated? No. xmas74 Jul 2021 #23

yikes... are DUers suggesting the unvaxxed get turned away? Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #24

Yes: it's been intermittent but vengeful, with pile-ons. I Object.... Hekate Jul 2021 #31

They're just venting. SharonClark Jul 2021 #33

My wife is a medical professional. hunter Jul 2021 #25

Are we going to turn away: Patterson Jul 2021 #26

My brother, who died last year of COPD, started smoking by age 13. Some people are so judgmental... Hekate Jul 2021 #45

Public health is not a weapon to punish people we don't like. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #27

TY, WhiskeyGrinder, for being among the few who are getting my point Hekate Jul 2021 #38

+1 WhiskeyGrinder, Best sentence in this entire thread! Devil Child Jul 2021 #64

As a highly communicable disease threat, they should go to separate COVID facilities. roamer65 Jul 2021 #28

You are spreading medical misinformation. Please stop. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #49

In your opinion. roamer65 Jul 2021 #52

Give me a source. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #53

... roamer65 Jul 2021 #54

Well I guess that's sort of a source. Now what exactly does that mean? Tomconroy Jul 2021 #57

... roamer65 Jul 2021 #59

I read it but your thesis is still crap. Vaccines protect against the Delta virus.. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #60

No read again. They specifically stated that 6 ft will not work with Delta in one of the articles. roamer65 Jul 2021 #61

I did read it again. I guess you are referring to an Tomconroy Jul 2021 #63

Have you missed all of the studies on aerosolized transmission? Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #76

And that's why everyone in a hospital wears a mask. Problem solved. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #78

Still not acknowledging that you are wrong about 6'? Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #79

Post removed Post removed Jul 2021 #29

I'll join you in trashing it. SharonClark Jul 2021 #34

Even idiots deserve quality Healthcare nt XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #30

+1. Nt Dirty Socialist Jul 2021 #65

No, not the same thing at all JI7 Jul 2021 #35

Which point on your list infects others? LanternWaste Jul 2021 #36

Read all my comments in this thread and you will understand my point, loud and clear Hekate Jul 2021 #37

Once someone finds one excuse to deny health care Sympthsical Jul 2021 #39

Walking away from anyone who need medical assistance violates the Hippocratic Oath. meadowlander Jul 2021 #40

Yet right here at DU we have members demanding that doctors & hospitals do just that Hekate Jul 2021 #42

You're not alone. Treefrog Jul 2021 #66

Can they deny treatment on religious grounds? SoonerPride Jul 2021 #41

Those of us in the pro-choice community KNOW they can Hekate Jul 2021 #43

So yeah. They're already denying medical services SoonerPride Jul 2021 #44

Are you still not wearing a mask? Nt USALiberal Jul 2021 #80

I am vaccinated. SoonerPride Jul 2021 #81

Lol, Things have change a little bit since you were pushing that. USALiberal Jul 2021 #82

Changed? like what? Breakthough cases are still rare. SoonerPride Jul 2021 #86

So you're still not going to wear a mask?? USALiberal Jul 2021 #89

I agree with your assessment Skittles Jul 2021 #55

Thank you, Skittles Hekate Jul 2021 #56

I absolutely agree as well. Celerity Jul 2021 #70

Another perspective on this. Nurses getting abused and threatened by covidiots. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #71

Don't Turn them Away - Charge Them Or Their Insurance Co. For Treatment Though Jim G. Jul 2021 #73

Of course not. How is this even a discussion? SKKY Jul 2021 #75

As I mentioned earlier, DUers. Very, very angry DUers with vengeful thoughts. Okay, not all... Hekate Jul 2021 #88

First, no it isn't where we are going.It's not the same thing ismnotwasm Jul 2021 #77

They should be turned away once the designated covid areas are full. Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #83

Hospitals Should RobinA Jul 2021 #84

WhiskeyGrinder put it most succinctly: Public health is not a weapon to punish people we don't like Hekate Jul 2021 #85

I don't think it is where we are headed. Caliman73 Jul 2021 #87