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[–] lennee@lemmy.world 84 points 2 days ago (7 children)

as a european I might just not understand the nuance of this but WHAT IN THE FUCK?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 92 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The 2025 Medical Ethics Defense Act allows physicians to deny care to patients whose lifestyles they disagree with

“It’s absolutely not ‘pro-life’ — and not very Christian either,” said Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), as she shared the woman’s story after the town hall. “And who else are they not going to treat? I had a friend say: what about someone who’s addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who’s struggling with mental health? If you can just refuse treatment to anyone whose lifestyle you disagree with — that’s not medical ethics. That’s fascism.”

[–] lennee@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Sounds like an attack on medical ethics to me, how is that a defense?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 days ago

Its just like any other super henious piece of legislation that removes human rights. They give it some sweet helpful sounding name (eg. Patriot Act) so when anyone votes against it they can point fingers and say "THIS COMMUNIST HATES PATRIOTS!" or (eg. Kids Online Safety Act) "THIS EVIL BASTARD DOESNT WANT TO PROTECT KIDS!!!"

Its a fascist habit as old as time itself.

[–] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

It's because the individual is more important than the community. I suppose you can call it the Harold Shipman clause of medical ethics.

You see, according to US doctrine, you are the only person that matters. Therefore, if you let other people die for fun, it's okay. They're part of the community, not you, the individual.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't worry, they'll care about the fetus when charges can be brought against the woman for neglect.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago

Yikes

Patient Registration Questionnaire Question 856. Patient's preferred computer operating system (OS): Ubuntu LTS

"Yeah, sorry buddy, we don't serve your kind in these offices."

[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A bunch of American men believe women should not have sex outside of marriage (except with them of course, where women are expected to be nymphomaniac whores).

Basically completely unrealistic and unreasonable shitty people

[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

These are the ones upset about being lonely

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 23 points 2 days ago

You understand it, it's fucking insane so your reaction is normal.

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

No nuance. Women are property to them

I actually prefer you don't understand. We're an ass backwards society and we're not your allies anymore.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Well America has always been the home of the free. Its in their national anthem and a huge part of their cultural identity.

For example, you're free to perform your own bodily functions such a procreation in any way you wish, provided that you're participating in a state sanctioned marriage, and that you belong to a demographic which is desirable to the state, and that your DNA does not contain any markers for undesirable traits, and that you express continued loyalty to the supreme leader eternal.

Its such an enlightened way of life.

[–] DBT@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

As an American, I also say WHAT IN THE FUCK to this.