tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post8944921058851399990..comments2023-07-25T10:16:53.355-05:00Comments on Confessions of a 40-County Driver: A word from my soapboxthelongroad2heaven.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201333091163940413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-58345020136730042732009-04-02T10:30:00.000-05:002009-04-02T10:30:00.000-05:00Wow. It is all pretty overwhelming. But there is o...Wow. It is all pretty overwhelming. But there is one part puts me on edge. Should a nurse be required to administer morning after emergence contraception treatment? I was a nurse for many years and I would not have done it. <BR/>I think the thing that scares me is all the things tied up into one Federal money, code of ethics, abortion and it makes one so confused they don't know where to fight. <BR/>Good post, Kat. I learned a lot. Thank you, thank you.KM Wilsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250774015974420209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-27220213689585842922009-04-02T07:42:00.000-05:002009-04-02T07:42:00.000-05:00Crimo -- Like I said, the only reason I care so mu...Crimo -- Like I said, the only reason I care so much about it is because almost everyone in my family is in the medical profession in some way or another.<BR/><BR/>Lynn -- Counseling is certainly a horse of a different color in this situation. Yikes. I'm not sure I'd want to tackle that topic.<BR/><BR/>Rosslyn -- By federal funding, they mean Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements (among other things). In my hometown, we have a faith-based regional healthcare center. (It was actually a merger between a Lutheran hospital and Catholic hospital to form a giant non-denominational, faith-based regional medical center.) <BR/>The last procedure you would ever see taking place there is abortion. I truly believe that if it came down to either having to do abortions or closing because of a loss of federal monies, the hospital would close. <BR/><BR/>I don't know. I agree that Bush's addition to the bill seems a little far-reaching. I worked in a pharmacy for two years, and ethics never crossed my mind whenever I rang up birth control pills. But I still think people should never be discriminated against or disciplined for following their conscience. <BR/><BR/>Do we need a law to state that? I don't know.Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-52194258716297008272009-04-01T22:59:00.000-05:002009-04-01T22:59:00.000-05:00Very interesting. The inclusion of the vaccination...Very interesting. The inclusion of the vaccination counseling probably has to do with the newish vaccine against that STD that predisposes women to cancer - I forget what it's called. HpV?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm not sure how I feel about it, on the whole. I don't like laws that are too broad. For example, if you are a Catholic healthcare provider, can't you go work in a Catholic hospital in order to avoid some of these problems?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the threat is to "cut off federal funding." What exactly does that mean? I've always objected to people squalling about losing their government money because they don't want to comply with rules. If you care about it that much, I want to tell them, do without the federal money! Then again, if it means no patients with Medicare or Medicaid can go to a hospital, that does present significant problems.Rosslyn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304732306399786236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-62725981660410368712009-04-01T18:30:00.000-05:002009-04-01T18:30:00.000-05:00Yikes. This one is tough. I was a counselor in an...Yikes. This one is tough. I was a counselor in an treatment center, secular, and I wasn't allowed to bring up Christ at all unless the client did......<BR/>But I was a Christian.....I know there's someone out there who can heal an addiction, yet I couldn't talk about it. <BR/><BR/>It's a touchy topic, Kat.<BR/><BR/>I think I would want the law to read that I could talk about Christ with someone who is considering abortion. You know? For instance, if someone wants an abortion, they are going to find out where and how regardless. <BR/><BR/>So....if I'm a Christian, whether it's a doctor or whatever, I'd rather them ask ME about it, because then I can talk with them about all their options.....<BR/><BR/>I know, I danced around your question, didn't I? <BR/><BR/>Politics scare me, girl. **smile**Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-60680630137267549842009-04-01T18:14:00.000-05:002009-04-01T18:14:00.000-05:00That's a very sticky topic, Kat. I would assume t...That's a very sticky topic, Kat. I would assume that for every doctor that won't do conceptions and such, there is a doctor who doesn't share that same view. But I dunno... it's just not something I ever had to think about.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.com