Originally Posted by
MrTroy
Because they are DOCTORS, not independent service providers, like a massage therapist (in a state that holds no laws or credentials necessary to practice). Health care is a highly regulated field, just like law, or professional engineering. If your FAITH gets in the way of the legal rights of patients, you are free to not practice medicine. It comes with the medical license. All legal treatments should be available. If you disagree with them too bad. Do not practice medicine. If/When I get married, I want to trust that my doctor gives us all the options available for any pregnancy issues that come up, if they do, and not just the ones he personally feels right doing (not just abortion, ANYTHING, like assisted pregnancy). That is not for him/her to decide. If he has a problem performing those duties, then quit.
This doesn't work elsewhere, a firefighter couldn't say "nah, I'm not going to put out this fire because the owner is an atheist", or a police officer can't choose to not-enforce domestic abuse laws because his religion says it's ok to beat women. If your faith or personal beliefs interferes with your DUTIES, then do not perform that career.
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