colliric wrote:The patient gets to determine the treatment because of their legal right to freedom of Religion,
....which you now want to completely abandon.
It is interesting how you ignore the fact that you are arguing that women should not have the same rights as other patients.
and because it doesn't challenge the Atheist doctor's own rights to freedom of religion(only their professional ethical beliefs). Of course if a doctor thinks "you'll die idiot" and gives it to them anyway, well he has the right to choose to risk getting sued and I wouldn't blame him since it's his job to save lives, even though he'll lose it most likely.
Yes, the do tor is only allowed to ignore the patient’s wishes if there is a logical medical reason. Being scared of mythical geography is not a logical medical reason.
From your point of view, but of course this position is bigoted against Christians AND Muslims AND Jews(that don't believe in abortion), since all three have denominations that do not believe in Abortions. Not everyone is a bigoted atheist like you are.
It is not bigotry (since there is no prejudice or discrimination involved) and I am not an atheist.
Except you're not asking for that. You're asking them to go against their religion and deliver a service their Religion finds inheriantly immoral.
That us exactly what I am asking. The only difference between your argument that doctors should not treat women because of their religious beliefs and the argument that doctors should not treat Christians because of their religious beliefs is about who is getting targeted with bigotry.
If you support your argument, you logically also support doctors being allowed to refuse treatment to minorities or even white people.
That's not discrimination on the basis of your belief system or race. You are not just asking them to provide general health services to Atheists or homosexuals. You are asking them to provide a SPECIFIC service that you already know goes against their Religious beliefs the moment you enter their office.
They are not offering you a service they are ALSO not offering their other patients too. Rather than asking for the same service and to be treated with respect, you are demanding they bend to your will and treat you to "special treatment" outside of the normal services they provide.
The fact that it is a specific treatment is irrelevant to your argument.
Are you now making a second argument?
If so, I can simply modify the question.
Should a doctor be allowed to refuse to do prostate exams and surgery if they think their sky friend hates it?
You are being bigoted to them. They're not being bigoted to you, since they are not treating you differently.
Ad hominem. Please note that I am not calling you names. Try to be equally respectful.
You have no right to do that to them, they have the right to freedom of Religious beliefs. And you have the legal right to go to Planned Parenthood or some other non-religious health organisation for that service.
People in Australia do have the right to medical care.
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Ter wrote:So should a Muslim butcher be forced to sell pork meat ?
I already pointed out that the economic context of medical treatments is not comparable to making food choices.
If you are arguing that they should be done the same, then you are arguing for almost complete privatisation of medical services, with unlicensed providers.