Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Dumb comment courtesy of One News Now

I try to talk about only religious right organizations and how they deceive people of faith with their lies.

But sometimes I see something that makes me think that some of these folks want to walk down the primrose path of deception.

A comment arising from a One News Now article, Christians in medical field face 'conscience' challenge, is a perfect example of this.

The article is a slanted view of President Obama's decision to rescind a sloppy overreaching regulation regarding physicians' personal beliefs when treating their patients. Supporters of the regulation claim that it's to prevent doctors from being forced to perform abortions if they are personally opposed to abortions.

The regulation is sloppy because it is too broad, dealing with more than abortion and dealing with more than physicians. It even covers people cleaning medical equipment.

Naturally One News Now provides slanted coverage and naturally many of its commentators are angry at President Obama's decision.

But one comment in particular caught my eye. The person was responding to another comment asking what would be done if your doctor was a Jehovah's Witness and refused to give a blood tranfusion. This is the response:

If I needed a blood transfusion and went to a doctor who was a Jehovah's Witness, I wouldn't ask him to change his beliefs...I would simply choose a different doctor. That's the beauty of living in a free society. You have the right to choose, AND you have freedom from tyranny. Forcing someone to do something against their will is the epitome of tyranny.

My question is if you are in the position to need a blood tranfusion, how can you "choose" a different doctor?

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