@Dattier @SDevada do you guys think there should be religious exceptions for preforming abortions?
That's a tough one...
If they are employed by the state to perform a specific job, they should not get a religious exemption from duties of that job, though clearly if another doctor is available, they could be accommodated. If they are employed by a private entity, they're probably still required to be licensed by the state, but I could see a private hospital refusing to provide certain services... though the Hippocratic Oath may ultimately be interpreted to mean that you perform the life-saving abortion in the case of an ectopic pregnancy despite your personal religious beliefs. I don't have access to this
full article, but what I can see affirms my stance that religious exemptions should not apply at all under certain circumstances.
Let me ask you: Should a doctor who is a Christian Scientist, Scientologist, or Jehovah's Witness be exempt from performing a blood transfusion? Where's the line? Do you acknowledge any gray area anywhere?
Somewhat related, I am much more firm in my stance about things like employers interfering with employee healthcare. Just like you can cash your check and spend it on alcohol even if your employer is, again, a Jehovah's Witness or any other group that forbids consumption of alcohol, what happens between an employee and their doctor is none of the employer's business.
