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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:13 PM Mar 2015

TYT: Doctor Refuses To Care For Baby Of Lesbian Couple



"A Detroit-area pediatrician has refused to treat a baby girl because the child’ s parents are a same-sex couple.

According to MyFoxDetroit.com, Krista and Jami Contreras got a shock when they brought their newborn daughter Bay Windsor Contreras to Dr. Vesna Roi for her first medical visit.

In spite of the fact that they had set up an appointment with Dr. Roi well in advance, they were met by a different physician, who informed them, “ I’ll be your doctor, I ’ll be seeing you today because Dr. Roi decided this morning that she prayed on it and she won’ t be able to care for Bay.”"

Read More Here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/michigan-pediatrician-god-doesnt-want-me-to-treat-your-baby-because-youre-lesbians/
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enlightenment

(8,830 posts)
2. Her god got to her, apparently,
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:26 PM
Mar 2015

since she "prayed on it".

Far better that the couple found out now that they had chosen a bigot for a pediatrician.

niyad

(113,344 posts)
3. I keep wondering why it took until the morning of the appt, which had apparently been made
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:27 PM
Mar 2015

some time in advance.

all I can say is, that is one really small, mean, nasty god.

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)
4. Yep.
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 02:15 PM
Mar 2015

And apparently hard of hearing, since it took so long to get an answer out of all that praying.

Panich52

(5,829 posts)
6. Wonder to what god she prayed. Or did the devil quote scripture to make her turn from her "do unto
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 03:36 PM
Mar 2015

others" religious tenets? And what kind of doctor puts their bigotry ahead of a child's health?

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