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Revolutionary new health system requires doctors to get LGBT ‘competency’ traini

Started by stephaniec, February 08, 2016, 11:50:00 AM

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Revolutionary new health system requires doctors to get LGBT 'competency' training

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/02/08/revolutionary-new-health-system-requires-doctors-to-get-lgbt-competency-training/

Pink News/By Nick Duffy   02/08/2016

"A new system has been approved in the District of Columbia that will require healthcare professionals to get training in LGBT "competency".

The Advocate picked up today on the unnoticed legislation, the LGBTQ Cultural Competency Continuing Education Amendment Act, after it cleared the Council of the District of Columbia – the governing body for Washington DC."
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AnonyMs

Well this confuses the cynic in me

The bill had faced opposition from the Medical Society of DC, which complained that "no matter how well-intentioned", politicians should not be "determining what physicians ought to be taught", adding that the "carrot of professional responsibility" could be an effective alternative.

I can understand doctors putting their own interests before their patients, but what's up with these politicians?
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