New DHHS rules hurt queers' medical care access
Filed by: Alex Blaze
December 22, 2008 1:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/12/new_dhhs_rules_hurt_queers_medical_care.phpI posted last week about the Bush Administration's new rules regarding the conservative creation known as the "right to conscience" (basically, the right to violate, with impunity, basic medical principles if medical professionals say a procedure goes against their personal values). While the discussion is focused on abortion and contraception, Tammy Baldwin is saying that the rules are broader:
"The refusal clause goes beyond women's health and a woman's right to an abortion or birth control," said openly lesbian Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin.
"Under the new regulations, a doctor may also refuse to treat a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender person. Medical care must be based on science and the patients' best interest, not the providers' religious, political, or other philosophical views."
