Christian doctors are told they cannot refuse to treat people

OKay I'm sorry but they became doctors in order to help ppl I"m assuming...so thats what they need to do..HELP THEM...I think the court was RIGHT and no their religious freedom isnt being abused at all as far as I'm concerned..If they wanted to ONLY treat specific ppl they should ONLY work at facilities geared to the specific ppl they favour, a practice that just turns my damn stomach I must admit....Shame on them!

When they became a doctor they knew that they would have to treat a variety of people from different races, religions, etc. I find it very sad that a court has to tell a professional that they need to do their job!

Yes, the court is right. in my country it is ONE IMPORTANT chapter that doctor SHOULD NOT refuse any patient

I don't think it's a denial of the rights of the doctors. I see no reason why a person cannot be given treatment because they are homosexual. Jesus 'treated' all sorts of people, whether ultimately they choose or otherwise.

Religion has nothing to do with your job. If you are a doctor, you are required to treat your patients - people who PAY you for your services. You cannot refuse to do your job due to your personal beliefs, because your personal beliefs should not spill into your job nor prevent you from fulfilling any of your job duties. If they do, then you seriously need to reconsider your job choice. I agree completely with the ruling of the court, and I hope that every court upholds the same stance. Refusing to treat somebody because of gender preference is discrimination already, religious freedom only has to do with *yourself*. When other people are involved you have no right to complain about your religious rights being violated because other people probably do not share your religious beliefs so your hangups do not apply to other people - who are only hiring you to do a job.

I think these doctors should follow the example of Jesus who never refused to help anyone who came to Him for help.

I think the standard disclaimer "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" should be able to be placed in any place of business. Forced acceptance isn't acceptance. If they're working for a state-sponsored hospital, or some other way recieving money from the state, then I think that the state should say that any law-abiding tax paying citizen should have use of the service. But if the doctor is in private practice and does not want to get involved with people, then I think that they should have the right to make their own choices. If they've got the money to turn away customers that have different moral backgrounds then they should have that freedom. That's what freedom really means. That doesn't mean I think there's anything wrong with being homosexual. That's a completely separate issue. I'd say the same thing if he were refusing to treat people with brown hair, or green eyes, or ear rings, or only people who came to his office in buisiness suits. It's his buisiness, he should be able to run it however he sees fit, so long as he's not doing anything illegal. It's his life, he should be able to work with or not work with whomever he likes, as long as they aren't doing anything illegal together.

see I think the issue is that this is a treatment they would perform on a straight person. it was artificial insemination wasn't it? so they don't consider AI immoral, so refusing it on grounds of someones sexuality is against the law, surely? this isn't the same as, for example, expecting them to perform abortion if it's against their beleifs. they are discriminating on the grounds of the individuals involved, which is not okay. it's like refusing a mixed race couple IVF if you were against mixed race relationships.

I agree with the the court. There are two thing that should not be mixed and that's religion and science. If you have religious beliefs about a certain type of human being being bad then being a doctor is not the right career choice for you. Doctors MUST treat any ill/injured person without discrimination. The only thing for those doctors to do is be professional about their jobs and leave their religious beliefs behind while working. After work, if they want to hate on homosexuals then that's their perogitive. NEVER MIX YOUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS UP WITH YOU WORK- ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SCIENCES!