[Steve_Seattle]

"It's not the child's fault that his/her “parents” are perverts.The child's entitled to any care he/she needs."

My initial reaction was like yours, but then I thought it through a bit further. First of all, the child was not sick, nor was this an emergency. The child's appointment was honored on the same day at the same as it was originally scheduled, the only difference being that a different doctor provided the service. The child was NOT put in jeopardy at any point. This is NOT about "punishing the child."

The second point is that the doctor/patient relationship has an almost sacred character, and that it is important for both doctors and patients when - in a relationship that is ongoing, as would be a relationship between a pediatrician and the child's parents - that they share the same basic values, the same moral understandings, and even a common worldview. Doctors and their clients must be on the same page on these things, or they resist serious conflicts down the road.

It is COMMON for patients to reject doctors because "he doesn't understand me" or "I don't trust his judgment" or "he doesn't believe in naturopathy" or "he is condescending" or "I don't want a woman giving me a prostate exam." All sorts of things! And I am sure doctors sometimes encourage patients to find a doctor who is more in tune with their own ideas about what constitutes proper medicine.

In this case, the doctor was doing the parents a favor in steering them towards a doctor with whom they would be more likely to have a harmonious relationship. The child did NOT suffer because of this.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The elephant in the room really is the gay lobby, who is in effect saying “Love us or we will bust your noses.”

[daniel1212]

The second point is that the doctor/patient relationship has an almost sacred character, and that it is important for both doctors and patients when - in a relationship that is ongoing, as would be a relationship between a pediatrician and the child's parents - that they share the same basic values, the same moral understandings, and even a common worldview. Doctors and their clients must be on the same page on these things, or they resist serious conflicts down the road. It is COMMON for patients to reject doctors because "he doesn't understand me" or "I don't trust his judgment" or "he doesn't believe in naturopathy" or "he is condescending" or "I don't want a woman giving me a prostate exam." All sorts of things! And I am sure doctors sometimes encourage patients to find a doctor who is more in tune with their own ideas about what constitutes proper medicine. In this case, the doctor was doing the parents a favor in steering them towards a doctor with whom they would be more likely to have a harmonious relationship. The child did NOT suffer because of this.

Superb post Steve_Seattle. And if all the critics wanted what was best for the child then they would condemn adoption by homosexuals.