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riversedge

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Sat Apr 29, 2023, 04:50 PM Apr 2023

Florida Senate passes bill allowing medical professionals to refuse care if it violates beliefs [View all]

The so called professionals should not be allowed to work in public health clinics or hospitals




Florida Senate passes bill allowing medical professionals to refuse care if it violates beliefs
https://news.yahoo.com/florida-senate-passes-bill-allowing-213251665.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr



Jake Stofan Fri, April 28, 2023 at 4:32 PM CDT·3 min read


Florida doctors and insurers could soon opt-out of performing or paying for medical services if they believe it violates their religious, ethical or moral beliefs.

The bill ensures medical professionals and insurers will be held harmless both professionally and legally if they opt-out from participating in or paying for a health care service due to their belief it violates their religious, moral or ethical conscience.



“This bill screams, reeks of discrimination,” State Senator Tracie Davis (D-Jacksonville) said while debating the bill on the Senate floor Friday......................

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Insurers??? intrepidity Apr 2023 #1
They probably wrote the bill. n/t Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #17
lol ikr.. smh at the POS FL legislators Cha Apr 2023 #19
Tell me again why people vote Republican?? NoMoreRepugs Apr 2023 #2
Brainwashed until they let fux Cha Apr 2023 #20
Once we enter the sanctity of belief for everything, society will come to a halt bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #3
This is evil Matthew28 Apr 2023 #4
So force someone to do something against their beliefs? Throck Apr 2023 #5
Ever read this? Every physician has. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2023 #12
Desegregation was against their beliefs bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #22
What? You're transgender even with money? icymist Apr 2023 #6
FUCK RELIGION!!!!!!!! Ferrets are Cool Apr 2023 #7
An insurance company has a 'conscience'? 70sEraVet Apr 2023 #8
"Companies ARE people". !! Mitt Romney said that, so it must be true. madinmaryland Apr 2023 #18
And WHERE in the Constitution is the basis for this ? Haggis 4 Breakfast Apr 2023 #9
Florida is now a VERY ugly place *for all types of people.* Any feeling we still have the RKP5637 Apr 2023 #10
Florida protects bigots again sakabatou Apr 2023 #11
Yup, the bad guys win again. Initech Apr 2023 #14
Yeah, "Home of The Bigots." If a Bigot, come to Florida, we welcome you. RKP5637 Apr 2023 #15
They are taking this country so damn backwards it's scary. Initech Apr 2023 #13
Making America "Great" again Docreed2003 Apr 2023 #16
As a patient, Could I refuse to pay for medical aid that violates my religion? RainCaster Apr 2023 #21
Need some federal incentives here! dickthegrouch Apr 2023 #23
those "students for life" folks are against birth control pills for EVERYTHING... BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #24
Can Protestants/Catholics refuse to treat the other? keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #25
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