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Prairie_Seagull

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34. I am not trying to add misery to madness but

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 01:52 PM

19 hrs ago

I think it is important to really understand what the Hippocratic Oath is and what it is not.

Read in it's entirety. The important stuff is down in this entry. IMO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath

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'Extremely disturbing and unethical': new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Evil evil evil UpInArms Yesterday #1

UNCONSTITUTIONAL. !!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 21 hrs ago #28

What. The. Absolute... GB_RN Yesterday #2

Any medical "professional," BlueKota 23 hrs ago #4

Seriously. GB_RN 22 hrs ago #18

I was planning to make a similar comment Blackjackdavey 21 hrs ago #33

Blatantly unconstitutional Docreed2003 23 hrs ago #3

Sadly, we are no longer protected by the Constitution. BlueKota 23 hrs ago #5

What about the Hippocratic Oath? Marthe48 23 hrs ago #9

Oh I completely agree Marthe48...it's disgusting all around Docreed2003 22 hrs ago #17

More hypocritic than Hippocratic. BattleRow 22 hrs ago #20

First time that happens, there will be so many lawsuits that TACO and his henchmen will back down. Silent Type 23 hrs ago #6

Trump has been sued his entire life Miguelito Loveless 22 hrs ago #19

Dems need to draft and propose legislation that reverses this SpankMe 23 hrs ago #7

Only way to do this is The Grand Illuminist 23 hrs ago #8

i agree et tu 22 hrs ago #13

That's like the movie Bedazzled Marthe48 22 hrs ago #23

Fuck him bdamomma 23 hrs ago #10

Doctors can be boycotted also - and it may be legal to boycott them publicly. The numbers boycotting them matter. SupportSanity 23 hrs ago #11

Right then. Report them to whichever school gave them their license and have it revoked sakabatou 23 hrs ago #12

the bible forbids azureblue 22 hrs ago #14

Despite the administration's despicable "rules," I doubt VA doctors would actually do that. surfered 22 hrs ago #15

Good God. Can no one in the administration read the equal protection clause? rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #16

They read the room, the one where the SCOTUS kisses their ass and allows constant law breaking Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #22

People, wake UP! This is Step One in the coming policy that will likely make it OK to deny care to any/all Veterans Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #21

I hate that evil, petty little nonhuman more every single day. MIButterfly 22 hrs ago #24

Looking at 1930s Germany, this is how it starts... Fil1957 22 hrs ago #25

So can these doctors also refuse treatment to republicans and Maga? Bev54 22 hrs ago #26

If all medical professionals refused treat the orange rapist, he'd be gone in five minutes. jls4561 21 hrs ago #27

Uneffing believable William769 21 hrs ago #29

About Bone Spurs mkp 21 hrs ago #30

That's just horrible 😔 TommieMommy 21 hrs ago #31

The best solution for most of the population, would be to draw-up a bill that says: Republicans shall not vote. chouchou 21 hrs ago #32

I am not trying to add misery to madness but Prairie_Seagull 19 hrs ago #34

And off to court he goes Lulu KC 17 hrs ago #35