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Any doctor who actually denies treatment over political affiliation or marital status should immediately and irrevocably lose their license.
I’m pretty sure that actually doing this would violate their medical licensing, regardless of VA rules.
Just sue them into oblivion, the money won’t come from the taxpayers this time.
Denying care to veterans (i.e. people potentially with extensive weapons and combat training and, perhaps desperately, in need of healing to feel okay and socially stable) seems like a great way for health care professionals to find themselves at the business end of anger-fueled reactions.
It’s obviously by design. They’re hoping the affected vets will take it out on the medical personnel. And the worst part is they’re probably right.
Violence, especially “left-wing violence”, is the fastest way for them to tighten their grip on the reins of power. Just as Israel bombs Hamas with complete disregard for civilian lives the Trump admin could start arresting and deporting anyone with “far left” ties because it’s too risky to just let those people walk free or they’re giving “aid or comfort” to domestic terrorists.
Conservatives are traitors to our nation and enemies of the American people.
Don’t medical personnel have to take a Hippocratic oath? And doesn’t that supersede changing laws?
I suppose in real life, cash is king, and morality is decided by the amount of digits in your bank account.
If only there were signs that this was going to happen… buy the ticket, take the ride!
Fuck this sentiment.
Only about a 3rd of us “bOuGhT tHe TiCkEt” so the rest of us get to complain all we want.
Active duty and former military voted overwhelmingly for this.
Sorry for the folks who got fucked over, but as for the ones who voted for it, enjoy that bed.
The third that didn’t vote are just as guilty as the third who voted for this because they saw what was possible and decided they didn’t care if it happened.
Just like the rest of us who are not in that country but have to deal with your choices are free to bitch and sling mud.
And another third stayed home because both tickets were same or something.
Yeah, it’s weird how “both sides” but none of this nonsense bullshit was happening just a few months ago when Democrats were calling the shots.
Conservative leadership always leads to instability. Always.
I was initially confused about the source of this report, as all it says is that “The new rules, obtained by the Guardian […]” Without sharing the new rules they obtained verbatim or linking to any VA guidance or statements or anything actually useful…
But it looks like this is more a removal of patients’ protections rather than an explicit allowance of discrimination. Not that there’s a practical difference between those things. Anyways if anyone is confused on how this exactly happened like I was, this yahoo article seemed to explain it better IMO:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/va-doctors-refuse-treat-dems-151419852.html?guccounter=1
VA hospital bylaws previously barred medical staff from discriminating against patients “on the basis of race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status or disability in any employment matter,”
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But now, in response to President Donald Trump’s January executive order on “gender ideology,” “national origin,” “politics,” and “marital status” have been removed from the list
