Originally posted by gokenin Actually he is not refusing to treat anyone he is simply stating his political view as he says in the article he does not ask the patients political view in order to treat the patient.
Suppose patient X, who voted Obama, needs to see this doctor. He reads this message on the doctor's door... no disclaimer... Isn't it very much
like rejecting some patient? Or suppose he knows the doctor admits pro-Obama patients, but he also knows the doctor said he would prefer not to treat them... Any way I see it, it's abject. There are ways of expressing political views or disapproval without interfering with the others' dignity.
Originally posted by gokenin actually there is not stipulation that you can not deny someone medical treatment because of their political views its not protected as a category under the law.
Not as an explicit category, for sure, but certainly the spirit of the law applies to it. Otherwise the law would be utterly unjust.