Comments on: Pediatrician Refuses To Treat Patient Because of Mom’s Tattoos http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/ A Cynical Look At Medical School and Medical Training Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:55:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Minnie http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-68934 Minnie Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:35:31 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/#comment-68934 My son was recently refused to be seen by a specialist because I was supposedly rude to a staff member. I cannot believe that a doctor would refuse to treat a child because they don't like the parent. I even called the office manager and sincerely apologized (even though I don't think I did anything wrong) just so my son could get an appointment but they would not accept my apology after 30 days. In our case, there are no other doctors of this specialty in the area. We now have to go out of town to see a specialist and have to wait 3 weeks for an appointment. It's not right! My son was recently refused to be seen by a specialist because I was supposedly rude to a staff member. I cannot believe that a doctor would refuse to treat a child because they don’t like the parent. I even called the office manager and sincerely apologized (even though I don’t think I did anything wrong) just so my son could get an appointment but they would not accept my apology after 30 days. In our case, there are no other doctors of this specialty in the area. We now have to go out of town to see a specialist and have to wait 3 weeks for an appointment.

It’s not right!

]]> By: In Brown Versus Attorney General Martha Coakley Display Usual Lack of Principle « The Long Goodbye http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-67130 In Brown Versus Attorney General Martha Coakley Display Usual Lack of Principle « The Long Goodbye Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:09:53 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/#comment-67130 [...] hospital, a medical related career is something you might want to think about long and hard. This doctor refused to treat a child because the infant’s mother had tattoos. So when a veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan, who has [...] [...] hospital, a medical related career is something you might want to think about long and hard. This doctor refused to treat a child because the infant’s mother had tattoos. So when a veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan, who has [...]

]]> By: Suzi http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-25902 Suzi Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:03:01 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/#comment-25902 I understand the comment about the free market, but I don't believe that health services can be treated as just another product to sell. Human life and health has always been placed higher than material things, so we can't treat a doctor's office as if it was equal to, say, a convenience store. I do believe that physicians should be able to refuse treatment (in non-life-threatening cases) if there is a matter of time, or something similar. Choosing whether or not to treat a person based on the person - not even the person, but someone who happens to be with the person - only opens the gates of Hell. I understand the comment about the free market, but I don’t believe that health services can be treated as just another product to sell. Human life and health has always been placed higher than material things, so we can’t treat a doctor’s office as if it was equal to, say, a convenience store. I do believe that physicians should be able to refuse treatment (in non-life-threatening cases) if there is a matter of time, or something similar. Choosing whether or not to treat a person based on the person – not even the person, but someone who happens to be with the person – only opens the gates of Hell.

]]> By: Ufrad http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-14871 Ufrad Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:44:27 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/#comment-14871 The guy should be able to do whatever he pleases... Do we live in a Fascist society or something The guy should be able to do whatever he pleases…

Do we live in a Fascist society or something

]]> By: Tim http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/comment-page-1/#comment-8246 Tim Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:28:48 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/02/18/pediatrician-refuses-to-treat-patient-because-of-moms-tattoos/#comment-8246 You dont get the point at all ,refuseing to see anyone because of a tattoo is prejudice ,not his right. next he wont see people that have slanted eyes. If they can choose people on thier appearance things will be bad. I know many Christians that have tattoos, does that make him better than them??? seems in his eyes it does. he let that child suffer because he judges people on appearance thats predjudice. thats the bottomline ,so say all you like to cloud his actions but in the ends hes not a Christian, not even close. You dont get the point at all ,refuseing to see anyone because of a tattoo is prejudice ,not his right. next he wont see people that have slanted eyes.
If they can choose people on thier appearance things will be bad. I know many Christians that have tattoos, does that make him better than them??? seems in his eyes it does. he let that child suffer because he judges people on appearance thats predjudice. thats the bottomline ,so say all you like to cloud his actions but in the ends hes not a Christian, not even close.

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