And I thought I was being paranoid.
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tikierahttp://abcnews.go.com/US/print?id=271501
Scariest part?
"If those initiatives are part of a broader effort to reaffirm lifetime fidelity in marriage, they're worthwhile," he said. "If they're isolated - if we don't address cohabitation and casual divorce and deliberate childlessness - then I think they're futile and will be brushed aside."
Add the fact the conscience clause was added to 'let the government continue to function' bill, you know, the one that lets doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, _insurers_ refuse treatment or referral if their 'conscience' forbids it - i.e. abortion, birth-control, etc...
Scariest part?
"If those initiatives are part of a broader effort to reaffirm lifetime fidelity in marriage, they're worthwhile," he said. "If they're isolated - if we don't address cohabitation and casual divorce and deliberate childlessness - then I think they're futile and will be brushed aside."
Add the fact the conscience clause was added to 'let the government continue to function' bill, you know, the one that lets doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, _insurers_ refuse treatment or referral if their 'conscience' forbids it - i.e. abortion, birth-control, etc...
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Re: Medical Treatment
Date: 2004-11-22 11:14 pm (UTC)In any case, I've begun to ramble into a bit of a rant. I think the general point I was trying to comment upon was that you oughtn't be surprised by the recent trend, nor should you over-react either. The expectation that you have of doctors seems to be pretty low, given the fact that (with the exception of a few specialists and plastic surgeons) most physicians are in the business of healing people... because they aren't in it for money, playing politics, or for imposing their ideals over others. The profession simply doesn't lend itself to those qualities, that's a job for organized religion. In fact, the sheer number of physicians I've known with anti-authority "God" complexes would make me think many would do things for the sheer spite of being told/nudged not to do them. To be frank, there *are* quite a few physicians out there with "God" complexes. :-)
So don't go all Chicken-Little on me, and "scream the sky is falling". I'd predict we'd need to see an armed revolution take place before any *major* changes in our societal structure happen. But then again, I have a very low opinion of our people in general... I don't think that America has it in her to make drastic changes anymore. The people have gotten too lazy and dumb. Status Quo is the new God.