State Senate passes bill allowing doctors to refuse care for moral or ethical reasons [View all]

[avebury]

This proposed bill, as well as the other bills that I have heard the Michigan state legislature has been working on/passing in the lame duck session, are beyond horrifying. It is hard to believe that there is actually a state legislature and Governor out there worse then Oklahoma's and my deepest sympathy goes out to the members of DU living in Michigan. How on earth do we deal with legislatures like this?


A bill in the state Legislature would let health care providers, facilities, or insurers deny service based on religious, moral or ethical objections. The state Senate passed the bill Thursday.

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Critics of the bill say it would let entire health systems deny care.

Democratic state Senator Rebekah Warren said the measure is dangerous, and goes beyond protecting individual doctors’ rights.

“Some religions don’t believe in blood transfusions. If you have a health care condition where you need a blood transfusion and you have no one on staff who’s willing to give that for you, where do you stand?” said Warren.

Others worry that the bill would effectively sanction discrimination.

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