Michigan legislative action thread
Posted on 02/21/2015 6:59:22 PM PST by daniel1212
Two Michigan parents said that a local doctor recently refused to see their six-day-old child because they are lesbians, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday...
Jami and Krista Contreras said they made an appointment with pediatrician Vesna Roi at the advice of their midwife, according to television station WJBK. But when they brought their daughter for an appointment with the pediatrician, they said they were met by another doctor who told them that Roi would not treat a baby with two mothers, according to the Free Press.
Roi sent a letter of apology to the parents, later acquired by the Free Press, in which she explained: "After much prayer following your prenatal, I felt that I would not be able to develop the personal patient-doctor relationship that I normally do with my patients." She added, "Please know that I believe God gives us free choice and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice."
Although the incident happened in late 2014, the couple only recently decided to speak about it, according to the Free Press.
All of these were requests to provide for a special service for a special event, which in the case of the bakers and florist was akin to making a black or Jewish or Muslim sign maker being asked to create a special sign for a KKK rally.
And in the latter it would be akin to a such as function hall owners refusing to host a KKK event. Or for the homosexual an American Family Association event.
It would be most interesting to see if the same judges who criminalize conscientiously Christians would act likewise in these cases.
Of course, there must be limits, and thus the problem is when both the people and the government refuse to be governed by God first, the God of Scripture.
Meanwhile, the financial cost alone of not saluting the flag of Sodom can be substantial. "The Wildflower Inn in Vermont told a lesbian couple in 2010 that the inn didn't host "gay receptions" because of the owners' "personal feelings." After a lawsuit, it agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty, to place $20,000 in a charitable trust and to stop hosting weddings -- whether the couple is gay or straight." -http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2013/jul/08/tony-perkins/wedding-vendors-have-been-forced-participate-same-/
We do not have indentured servitude under the constitution. He should tell those reprobates to take a leap.
I’m surprised they didn’t sue. They likely would win because anymore it’s Christians that have no rights.
“their” baby?
Doctors have the right not to treat certain patients.
Doctors drop patients all the time for a whole host of reasons, including being difficult.
Here comes another court case that will pretty much boil down to “The government owns you”.
First...I have sincere doubts about this “couples” story.
Second...see above.
And we do not have freedom of religion any more.
lezzies smell $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I’m betting the story is BS anyway.
I’ve got a militant lesbian cousin and I’ve seen how they work. Before gay “marriage” was legal in Minnesota my cousin and her partner went to a bank for a loan to buy a house. The bank refused to list them as married because that would be fraud. The bank was willing to give them a joint loan but not as a married couple.
They refused the loan and stomped off throwing a tantrum claiming the bank denied them a loan because they’re lesbians.
Wah! It’s all about them, all about them.
Yes,they do.But unless there's more to this story than we see (distinctly possible) it could be that this physician is acting unethically in refusing this child care.
Please note that I said "could be" and also note that I'm speaking from 20+ years experience in academic medicine.
What, they can’t find a child-molester or baby-killing doctor to service their needs?
He probably just didn’t want the drama.
It worked with a Grandma and Flowers , a guy and a Bakery ,so lets try everywhere and everybody ,D’oh
Or maybe she didn’t want the drama. :=)
Yes,that's certainly possible.My experience in academic medicine suggests that a respected physician wouldn't be at all inclined to deny care to a child because his/her parents had an "alternative lifestyle".
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