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atreides1

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82. As for manners, not so much!

Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:49 PM

Feb 2015

It was four months after the visit when she wrote the letter!

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/28142401/doctor-refuses-treatment-of-same-sex-couples-baby#.VOU1ZRwkw04.facebook

On Feb. 9, nearly four months after the appointment - the Contreras family finally received this letter from Roi.

The letter read:

"After much prayer following your prenatal, I felt that i would not be able to develop the personal patient-doctor relationships that I normally do with my patients."

"We do not keep prenatal information once we have our meetings so I had no way to contact you."

She apologizes, saying, "I should have spoken with you directly that day," and "please know that I believe that God gives us free choice and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice."

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Pediatrician won't treat baby with 2 moms [View all] sinkingfeeling Feb 2015 OP

The link appears to be broken. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #1

Think I fixed it. sinkingfeeling Feb 2015 #5

Thank you... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #11

You and me both. bigwillq Feb 2015 #44

Super sad. This is the suburb next to where we lived. How grateful I am that we did ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #72

Fuck her! leftofcool Feb 2015 #2

I hope a lot of her patients drop her like a hot rock. I certainly would. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #3

... should have her license revoked in a sensible state. An individual like this has far too RKP5637 Feb 2015 #4

Exactly. She violated her Hippocratic oath. kysrsoze Feb 2015 #70

We put up with far too much religious BS in this country. I have no use RKP5637 Feb 2015 #80

That's really messed up when you think about it el_bryanto Feb 2015 #6

With a little luck the health insurance companies will make her a non-participating provider Lurks Often Feb 2015 #7

Manners? Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2015 #23

I am in no way condoning her beliefs, no manner how poorly I expressed my thoughts, Lurks Often Feb 2015 #28

Really? Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2015 #39

Shrug, we're both entitled to our opinions Lurks Often Feb 2015 #74

It is appalling to hear that health care provider would act so unethically, isn't it? uppityperson Feb 2015 #78

Yep, honest bigotry is the best bigotry, I always say. Iggo Feb 2015 #42

Except in situations where another doctor is not available. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #54

Sure, but more often then not, that's not likely to happen. Lurks Often Feb 2015 #75

Doesn't matter how likely it is. It can happen. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #85

Dude - it absolutely DOES happen. I work in a small town, and a number of bullwinkle428 Feb 2015 #87

Even more serious than that. A good part of physician education is subsidized by tax dollars. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #77

As for manners, not so much! atreides1 Feb 2015 #82

After "much prayer" she accepted that she was a hateful bigot. Scuba Feb 2015 #8

Sad, isn't it? Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2015 #24

Her voice of god told her she was a bigot, and she replied, "oh yes I am master" and thus RKP5637 Feb 2015 #32

important lesson to remember fundie assholes come in all shapes and sizes snooper2 Feb 2015 #49

She needs her license revoked. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #9

What's Latin for "First, don't be an ass." ? randome Feb 2015 #10

I got this! "Firstuim, Assium" leftofcool Feb 2015 #13

One of my daughters loves Latin. randome Feb 2015 #27

primum non esse asinum uppityperson Feb 2015 #79

Gee. Such tough decisions. Leviticus vs. Hippocrates. Buzz Clik Feb 2015 #12

Perhaps she took... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #14

so, God spoke to the doctor and said 'screw that little kid and it's lesbian parents'? spanone Feb 2015 #15

I think she must have been praying to someone a lot lower Liberalynn Feb 2015 #33

bigots hiding behind religion....how conveeeeeenient! spanone Feb 2015 #36

KnR for visibility to move to greatest page. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #16

In solidarity riversedge Feb 2015 #19

Precisely. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #21

I hope they find a doctor that they can riversedge Feb 2015 #17

Her partners in practice will probably become enlightened just ahead of her. Iggo Feb 2015 #41

Well, isn't she special. CrispyQ Feb 2015 #18

Contribute to her reviews..... msanthrope Feb 2015 #20

She's taking a beating on Yelp. Iggo Feb 2015 #35

"Baby Jesus would be turned away here because his parents weren't married" riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #47

That was gold. I hope she manages to read that one! arcane1 Feb 2015 #66

Here's my favorite, so far... Iggo Feb 2015 #88

i see that... Takket Feb 2015 #63

The 5 star ones are clearly satire cemaphonic Feb 2015 #65

After "much prayer?" Jesus wept. City Lights Feb 2015 #22

She is a member of Wayne County Osteopathic Medical Association. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #25

If prayer tells you to be an bigoted asshole, please ignore the voices. nt tridim Feb 2015 #26

Dr must have skipped the OATH part of being a doctor Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #29

I guess she puts listening to the great weissmam Feb 2015 #30

What a contemptible specimen of the human race this Dr. Roi is. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #31

Nice cover for bigotry. Iggo Feb 2015 #34

"After much prayer " amuse bouche Feb 2015 #37

They're better off without that bigoted scum. MoonRiver Feb 2015 #38

Prayer? mahannah Feb 2015 #40

To hell with Vesna Roi FiveGoodMen Feb 2015 #43

You have got to be kidding me. I hope her patients walk out on her. kairos12 Feb 2015 #45

Yank the bitch's license to practice! gregcrawford Feb 2015 #46

What she did is OK sulphurdunn Feb 2015 #48

She has violated her oath and should have her medical license stripped. Takket Feb 2015 #50

I hope they have options. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #51

They will be fine Takket Feb 2015 #59

I cannot wait until the RW businesses start to close .... Myrina Feb 2015 #52

"After much prayer" azureblue Feb 2015 #53

and this needs re posting azureblue Feb 2015 #57

19 years? Practice, it seems, does not make perfect. n/t Buenaventura Feb 2015 #55

Better to know upfront One_Life_To_Give Feb 2015 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Takket Feb 2015 #58

and an oldie azureblue Feb 2015 #60

Don't you just love the way that people can use religion to push their ignorant bigotry. Lex Feb 2015 #61

So Much For Hippocrates ProfessorGAC Feb 2015 #62

Fucking bigot. blackspade Feb 2015 #64

Guess she forgot TNNurse Feb 2015 #67

At least they know the doc's a bigot... jeff47 Feb 2015 #68

this is a very important part: niyad Feb 2015 #69

Evil nt Tree-Hugger Feb 2015 #71

SMH Mr Dixon Feb 2015 #73

After 'much prayer' my ass! elleng Feb 2015 #76

I want a doctor who is competent, ethical, least interested in becoming part of my family uppityperson Feb 2015 #81

I hate that "after much prayer" lie jmowreader Feb 2015 #83

I'm thinking she checked the law before doing this,,,,,,but STILL benld74 Feb 2015 #84

Knowing the way I think, if I had known these 2 women, I would have said: BlueJazz Feb 2015 #86

What an ugly person Roi proved to be. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #89

Awful person. Quantess Feb 2015 #90

A fellow Christian should take her aside and explain that she is an embarrassment to the Christian rhett o rick Feb 2015 #91

apparently... Takket Feb 2015 #93

Why does... 99Forever Feb 2015 #92

Oh gawddddd! Yes.. the ol Hippocratic oath.. hate before healing.. got it Cha Feb 2015 #94

hey Vesna olddots Feb 2015 #95