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According to the article in the link, he didn’t actually treat anyone. He pledged to treat the terrorists. In other words, he joined a terrorist cell.
I think that’s quite different than treating a patient – this was helping someone to commit an act of terror, and it should be a crime.
Not a very good article – where are all the details? Did he pledge to treat them after they were already arrested? Can it be shown that he knew they were terrorists? Have the terrorists he pledged to treat been found guilty? Did the doctors treating Timothy McVeigh also get charged?
Even if he had just treated them it would be completely unacceptable. Physicians are more than willing to abandon patients for a matter of a few dollars. If a few dollars can be an impetus to not provide treatment then a basis consisting of the perspective patient being a freaking terrorist should really be substantive in not providing treatment.
Right, so then any doctor can decide not to treat any patient based on whether or not they agree with the patient’s actions. Murderers brought into the ER can be refused treatment, and what about suspending all medical care to serial killers in jail? They’re essentially terrorists for women.
Military medical personnel are expected to treat enemy soldiers.
Enemy soldiers are soldiers, not terrorists, and the distinctions are not vague. They should be treated the way we would want our soldiers to be treated if they were captured.
Withholding care from serial killers and murders. I have no problems with that.
Withholding care from terrorists. I have no problem with that.
“You’re either with us or against us in the fight against terror.” -George Bush
Right… You’re either with us, or you’re a terrorist… haha, I remember that flawless piece of logic.
Criminallopath: why stop at denying treatment to murderers? Why not suspected murderers? How about rapists, theives, kidnappers, belligerent or abusive patients, people we simply don’t like, etc.?
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