No Husband, No Healthcare? Unmarried Woman Denied Prenatal Care

Benton Wade Standard

That's horrible but it's his choice. Such a doctor needs to be boycotted though.

Andrew Keith Dupree

This is very disturbing on so many levels in of not just the order of just Being a compassionate human being upon the Demonic culture this world has adopted in this new age society. Media, Music, Movies, Internet, Cell-phones, are all of my opinion has become vacuum of indoctrination by the Fallen one him self playing on his Evil upon this world. Our U.S. health care system whether Commercial or VA has become a cesspool of greedy doctors whom the bid money pharmaceutical company pad their $$ coffers. I would personally pay for this woman's care!

Walter Abington

Serve the public or serve no one.

Shawn David Spencer

If I were to tell you the truth of this subject from the opinion of one who lived, then died, went to heaven, then rose from a coma and now live again. Salvation is absolute though and I can see one of the reasons why I was sent back now. For now I bide my time here among you giving what wisdom I can provide to those who seek it. Once an angel always an angel, so bare with this harsh truth. When God cast Adam and Eve from the garden he told them to multiply thy seed and be fruitful so sex is not immoral, sinful, or anything against God. To abolish that would be to doom mankind because it is how he made us to sustain ourselves from generation to generation. It is when we become consumed with desire that leads us blindly to indulge ourselves in it that we become immoral and sinful. Another thing is the institution of marriage was yet another design to anger God and insult him. To see this you must take into context the fallen angels and what sins they committed that angered God. Now this does not apply to mankind because they do not know the truth behind this nor are they connected to the divinity of God's wisdom like angels are, so man does not know any better. The sins of the fallen angels that incurred God's anger was not only committing to the plan to have children with the mortal women but swearing an oath, an unbreakable pact between them to stay to the plan and raise the children without regret or abandonment. This occurred on one of God's seventh days when he would leave creation to go and rest so they could not discuss it with him and they assumed he would approve it because it was built upon love and devotion. Thinking that if they conceived the idea with God in mind then it would carry his approval. Their biggest mistake, their second was swearing upon God's name to bind themselves to the pact. This is where marriage becomes such an issue but since mankind does not understand with heavenly understanding then they know not what they do so it is not a sin technically. Either way, to use this subject as a reason to deny helping a woman who is pregnant is just simply, well for a lack of a better word. Selfish and Evil, in my opinion of course.

Richard A. Mutch

According to the article, this woman was "not married," leading one to think she was having pre-marital sex and got pregnant "out of wedlock." Doesn't Tennessee allow for "common law" "marriages?" Especially after 15 years of togetherness? [I am ignorant on that matter.] Other questions: What if a single woman was raped, and got pregnant? What if a woman is divorced after getting pregnant, therefore considered "single," "without a husband?" Does that doctor still get to refuse to treat those patients? Maybe his other ideologies are over-riding his Hippocratic Oath.

Tiann Sakura

This is from what I know of , against the oath one takes as a Doctor. It is also definitely against anything that Christ tried to teach. This truly is a sad day when an unborn child...an " Innocent" is made to suffer because of one persons twisting of the most humanitarian teachings given to us.

Cyndi McReynolds

Let me get this straight. So now it's alright to disregard the health and well being of an unborn child, because the mother's marital status offends the doctor's sensibilities? This is not pro-life. It's a political statement that potentially puts two lives in jeopardy. I wonder if the babie's father had an STD, would a doctor be able to refuse him care because he is an unwed father? Wake up, people. Do you really think this is what Jesus would do?

Kevin Joseph Kervick

This is perfectly fine as no healthcare provider should be forced to treat anyone. Thank God Tennessee has such a law to protect providers.

Secondly, this helps us move along to better cohesiveness in emerging groups made up of people that think similarly and share same cultures. Either the person should move or the doctor should move to an area that is more aligned with their values.

The gender affirming mandate made these freedom to practice laws necessary because the state was forcing providers to do treatments that are malpractice.

Bridget Kielas-Fecyk

This isn't "Christian" / "Catholic" values. This is nothing but pure bigotry and hate. They WANT people who don't believe as they do to suffer. And, of course, we have an administration in office that is encouraging brutality, bigotry, and HATE.

What this is showing, especially, just how deep the HATRED runs in this nation.

Timothy Alan Gress

I would punch this doctor in the face if I ever met him for being an evil bastard.

Alex Pineiro

This is where Christians fail the most in walking in the footsteps of the Christ, who's teachings they propose to follow. The fundamental basics...every time. This is due to the ego centered nature within, trying to impose it's ignorance fueled ideas, agendas, false and baseless pride, and yes, today, even political leanings into scripture, instead of surrendering for all they are worth to the actual teachings and admonitions of Jesus, The Christ, and scripture. "Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged", "Love Thy neighbor as Thyself", "ALL Vengeance is Mine saith the Lord" "As You Do Unto Others, So You Do Unto Me" "Let He Who is Without Sin, Cast the First Stone"

The prophets and Sages of old have paid their dues through years of actual effort, but today Christians have taken it unto themselves to believe that if they just read a chapter from John proclaiming Jesus as their savior, that they have a secured seat in his kingdom. NOTHING could be further from the truth, and if one cannot put real effort into even the most fundamental teachings of scripture, by what arrogance and self delusion do they come to believe they are saved?

By this Doctors thinking, Jesus would have never intervened in the stoning of the adulteress, nor would he have interacted with the Prostitute. As Christians we must learn and apply the most fundamental principle of the truly Spiritual Life, and that is to always take that pointing finger and turn it upon ourselves. Ignorance IS the fundamental root cause of all the sins of humanity. This is and always has been the TRUTH. Ignorance is also a condition which afflicts ALL humanity. It is purely a question of specific subject matter and degree of. Understanding this and embracing this truth within our Hearts is fundamental to understanding the need for understanding, compassion and forgiveness towards others, and to NEVER forgetting that we are ALL children of the One God no matter what within us tries to tell us otherwise, and that God LOVES ALL his children.

Reverend Renda Hanson

It’s astonishing—and disheartening—that in today’s world, we still witness discrimination under the guise of “moral choice,” especially in healthcare. It feels like we’ve stepped backward in time. As a nurse, I was trained—and raised—to care for people without judgment, regardless of their background, beliefs, status, or circumstances.

I’ll never forget one of my first patients during nursing school. It was the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and fear and misinformation were rampant. The patient had HIV and was also gay. I remember the hushed voices of staff behind closed doors, saying they would never care for “someone like that.” Many refused to enter the room. It broke my heart then, and it still does when I think about it.

Compassion should never come with conditions. Health care is a human right—not a privilege reserved for the approved or acceptable. Stories like this remind me why empathy, advocacy, and courage in our professions still matter so much.

Steven Ferrell

We are only hearing what one woman says, I would like to hear from the doctor who supposedly said that. How do we know the women is telling the truth.

David Buck

This doctor is beyond the pale. I can see him denying her an abortion, if she wanted one, on religious grounds. (I would not agree with him, but I could understand it.) However depending upon where you live, marriage may be unpopular these days. Of the 58,749 live births registered in New Zealand in 2022, 29,508 babies - or 50.2 percent - were born to parents who were not married. Imagine if doctors here were to start denying care to unmarried mothers? He is just plain wrong.

Patricia A. Ferguson

Denying her IS NOT a christian value!

James Trenton Smith

This is not a Christian value. This is not what Jesus would teach or do. "...What you do for the least among me, you do for me..." Jesus came FOR the sinners. “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:10.

Probably the best scripture for this "Dr" to understand are Mark 2:17 & Matthew9:12-13:

“On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Mark 2:17..."

“Jesus heard this, and he said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'” – Matthew 9:12-13

“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” – John 3:17

Jesus literally died FOR sinners, this brother refuses to help a child in the womb, who has not sinned, because of his condemnation of the mother: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8.

When we live in a spirit of unforgiveness, forgiveness is denied us. “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” – Matthew 6:14

When we live in a spirit of unforgiveness, forgiveness is denied us. “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” – Colossians 3:13

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” – Ephesians 2:4-5

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9

His self-righteous behavior avails him not in the eyes of God: “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” – Titus 3:5

He will repent. I notice the article did not mention his/her name. If someone knows it, I will email him/her what the word says about his actions.

James A. Ridings

Please do not say that Jesus was born to an unwed mother. No scripture supports that conclusion. No historical narrative supports that conclusion. We can choose to believe that Joseph did marry Mary before Jesus was born. The scripture does tell us that Joseph stayed with her even after he learned she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Please do not re-write history when no history (or Holy Scripture) supports your conclusions.

Walter J. Holbrook

What happen to caring for widows and orphans. What happen to unconditional love. Beware of who claims to be Christians.

Amy Varela

So, christianity is not actually pro-life? Tell me something I didn't already know.

Jude Terence McGloin

TN does not recognize common law marrage. The simple solution to this is to simply get married. Unless of course there are other mitigating circumstances to marrage like legality of such. While TN law is quite broad it portions of it may be unconstitional.

JT Sunrise

🕊️ WHEN ‘FAITH’ DENIES LIFE:

Rev. JTSUNRISE’s Interfaith Response to the Denial of Prenatal Care Over Marital Status

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I. THE SCENARIO AND ITS CONTEXT

A 35-year-old woman in rural Tennessee—partnered for 15 years and already mother to a 13-year-old—was denied prenatal care because she is unmarried. The physician cited Christian values and the state’s Medical Ethics Defense Act, enacted in April 2025, which legally permits healthcare refusal on moral or religious grounds—even for routine prenatal services.

Because of this, the woman had to cross state lines into Virginia for care—fearing that in an emergency, local providers might value fetal life over her own. This case is believed to be the first of its kind under this law and triggers profound ethical concerns.

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II. MORAL INVERSION: PRO-LIFE ABBANDONS THE MOTHER

Scripture calls us to protect both birthgivers and children:

“Defend the rights of the poor and needy… deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” — Psalm 82:3 “Let him who steals steal no longer… but rather let him labor… that he may have something to give to him who has need.” — Ephesians 4:28

To deny care to a pregnant woman based on marital status undermines this holy ethic. The “pro-life” label loses coherence when it protects prenatal life at the expense of pregnant life.

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III. SCIENCE AND SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE

Modern maternal health data underscores the harm of such denial: • Lack of prenatal care significantly increases risk of preeclampsia, preterm birth, gestational diabetes, and intrauterine growth restriction   . • Many rural counties in the U.S. are maternity care deserts, leaving women with few options and driving maternal mortality upward—particularly among marginalized communities. • Black women are disproportionately affected, facing higher denial rates and medical dismissal—even when they initiate prenatal care late or not at all .

In this Tennessee case, rural access limitations compounded by legislation create a double bind—a pregnancy that should be sacred becomes medically and spiritually perilous.

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IV. SCRIPTURAL AND INTERFAITH ETHICS

Every sacred tradition emphasizes care, dignity, and justice: • Judaism/Christianity: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves… defend the rights of the poor and needy.” — Proverbs 31:8–9 • Islam: “…whoever saves a life, it is as if they saved all mankind.” — Qur’an 5:32 • Hinduism: “The welfare of all is the welfare of the Self.” — Mahabharata

Any faith-based claim that justifies denial of care contradicts these scriptures and moral truths.

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V. REV. JTSUNRISE’S REFLECTION 1. Healthcare is not optional charity—it is moral obligation. Pregnancy is inherently vulnerable; refusing care is spiritual and ethical violence. 2. Laws that permit refusal without requirement to refer are structurally unjust—especially in rural communities with scarce healthcare access. 3. True pro‑life theology cherishes the mother and fetus alike, offering support, not judgment. 4. Belief cannot override biology. The body bears the consequence of spiritual decisions—denied care is physical harm.

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VI. CONCLUSION: TOWARD A SACRED STANDARD OF CARE

Rev. JTSUNRISE proposes a higher moral yardstick: • Any system claiming to protect life must affirm the dignity of pregnant individuals, regardless of marital status. • Religious liberty does not extend to permitting denial of lifesaving care. • Faith traditions must uphold the scriptural mandate to defend all vulnerable lives—not select according to doctrine or personal bias.

“Let justice roll down like waters… and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” — Amos 5:24

When medicine denies care, when law empowers denial, and when faith justifies refusal, the soul of justice is wounded. This Tennessee case demands not silence, but prophetic outrage. Compassion demands referral, healing demands equity, and moral truth demands care for those society deems inconvenient.

— Rev. JTSUNRISE Celestial Nexus Church

Joseph Grieco

Sadly, we will see more and more of this, especially as Trump appointed judges will be around for a long time to come.

John Robert Peters

With a 13 y/o daughter and apparently stable relationship for that length of time, I would think that she could be considered to be in a common law marriage. I suppose this physician would only recognize a marriage blessed by the judeochristian god. As to Hippocratic Oath; i\I think, as a physician of many years, that it is really elitist and meant to protect the great secrets of the profession and provide for mutual support of physician for physician. The minimal references to actual patient care I see a unsatisfactory. To that end in graduating, as the class was led in taking the Hippocratic Oath, I did not. Instead I recited the Oath of Maimonides and have endeavored over 50 years to honor that Oath. I would probably be jailed in TN and any of the other "Bible Belt" states of hypocritical self serving reinterpretation of whatever message we have of Jesus's teachings. There is nothing in the New Testament nor in the Gnostic and Apocrophal Codices that would support any of the demands and practices of the self named Christians of the Christian Nationalist Conservative congregations. While Maimonides did not write the Prayer nor Oath attributed to him, they were thought to be authored in about 1783 by German-Jewish physician Markus Herz based on his own earlier text in Hebrew. So these Christian Physicians might be more Christian if they observe this Oath based on Jewish Ethics:

The eternal providence has appointed me to watch over the life and health of Thy creatures. May the love for my art actuate me at all times; may neither avarice nor miserliness, nor thirst for glory or for a great reputation engage my mind; for the enemies of truth and philanthropy could easily deceive me and make me forgetful of my lofty aim of doing good to Thy children.

May I never see in the patient anything but a fellow creature in pain.

Grant me the strength, time and opportunity always to correct what I have acquired, always to extend its domain; for knowledge is immense and the spirit of man can extend indefinitely to enrich itself daily with new requirements. Today he can discover his errors of yesterday and tomorrow he can obtain a new light on what he thinks himself sure of today.

Oh, God, Thou has appointed me to watch over the life and death of Thy creatures; here am I ready for my vocation and now I turn unto my calling.

JaZe

Talk of idiocy! So much hate and prejudice have been given voice by the present admin, it s heartbreaking!

Brian Patrick Molloy

We are all children of the same universe . ✝️

Matthew Timothy Hawkins

Regardless of the law, this doctor's decision is completely unbiblical and unchristian, as well as a violation of his oath.

Miriam Gates

The woman also refused to be identified for the same reason. This sounds like a set up story. There are so many unmarried pregnancies and his practice would suffer greatly! Refusing to perform abortions yes but not pregnancies.

Prayer is more effective in these cases. God changes a mind more than shouting and beating a drum.

Dorothy Hawkins

Mixing medical ethics with TRUE Christian values would dictate that the doctor would follow his previous oath to "do no harm". If the doctor cannot reconcile these two things, he should quit and/or have his license to practice medicine revoked.

Allan Grover

It appears as though "Christian values" are interpreted by individuals and not tenets set forth by 2 thousand years. Christian values have dropped in the past 20 years. So how can people pick and choose who they want to help and ignore others? Just saying...

Jannetje Eleanore Van Went

He takes an oath to provide care to anyone in need...either he is a doctor or a judge...but he only is qualified to be a doctor. Charge him for impersonation of a government official.

Gerald Lindsay

Isn't deny someone care a violation of his Hippocratic oath? This is a no brainer. I would think the doctor could lose his license or be sued for medical neglect of one of his patients. It seems he's treading on very thin ice. If someone was shot robbing a bank would he let him bleed to death? You could use the same excuse for a bank robber. It's never sound thinking to judge and condemn this way. This doctor seems to not think about his own sins. The scriptures say to consider yourself when you see a man overtaken in a fault teaches us to be humble consider we aren't perfect when pointing fingers.

John T. Watson

The actions of the doctor are not Biblical. There is nothing in scripture that backs up his claim. Mary was pregnant with Jesus before she married Joseph and God did not reject her but blessed her. To do what this doctor is doing is not pro-life.

Anna Maria Rubio Cintas

Sorry, I didn’t realize and posted in Spanish. Here is the message in English.:

My sister got pregnant 35 years ago and the father of the child didn’t want to take responsibility. On top of how badly she suffered because of that, the priest of our community church, in Barcelona, Spain, refused to baptize her child just because my sister was a single mother. Tell me, is that fair treatment from a Christian priest? If that’s love for one’s neighbor, then God help us — and I mean that quite literally.

James Riggle-Johnson

Let’s face it—this law was written to let physicians refuse treatment to certain groups of people, and now it’s backfiring. Supporters of Tennessee’s SB995 Medical Ethics Defense Act argued it was meant to protect providers from participating in abortions or gender-related procedures. But the language is so broad and vague that it opens the door to all kinds of arbitrary or discriminatory refusals.

If lawmakers truly wanted to shield providers from participating in specific procedures, they would have written that explicitly. Instead, they passed something that lets doctors quietly deny care based on their personal interpretation of religion—without oversight, and without accountability.

And here’s the real question: What would Jesus do? Would He turn away an unwed pregnant woman in need of care? Wasn’t Mary herself an unwed mother? This doctor’s actions don’t reflect religious conviction—they reflect judgment. If his interpretation of faith allows him to turn her away, does it also allow him to let someone with HIV die? Where does this end?

And let’s not forget: abortion is illegal in Tennessee, supposedly because lawmakers value the life of the unborn. So how is refusing prenatal care to this pregnant woman valuing the life of her unborn child? It’s not about protecting life—it’s about controlling it.

If lawmakers truly cared about life, they’d pass laws that protect all of it—not just the parts that fit their agenda.

Robert Gagnon

Seems pretty odd for a small town. Maybe he didn't do well with OBGYN and blew her off in the wrong way. If it is as she states than their is a problem with the doctor. If this is fabricated for attention (and we've all seen it happen) she'll have a hard time finding any doctor.

arawngraalrd

Rather than the birth of Christ Jesus, to a Divine Handmaiden, I'm thinking of how Midwives responded to Pharoah's Edict to drown Israeli Babies. What "Health Care," was this woman asking for?

Patricia Ann Gross

God help me if I get into a car accident in Tennessee, need a blood transfusion, and the attending emergency physician is a Jehovah's Witness. This is beyond insane. I suppose this doctor also refuses to prescribe birth control to single women.

Minister Don

This "Doctor" is not following the teachings of Christ. No, this "Healer" is following a broken moral compass. Help those in need! if anything else, follow that! How wonderful would the medical field be if they would just do that!!

My daughter broke one of the bones in her foot last year. I took her to urgent care in our hometown, and they denied her help. They said, "we can treat who we want and deny anyone we want." This is our medical support now. These are the people that we put our trust into during our medical time of need!! Billions of our dollars are put into the medical profession in buildings, supplies, education, and we get denied because they don't want to do their jobs!!

STOP USING RELIGION AS A REASON TO NOT HELP!!! Here is another thing that is "helping," The governor of New York State has passed a law that now allows children to be abused! Yep, that's right! This so-called family woman passed a law back in the days during the covid times that took the power away from child protective service. Now, young ones are able to be abused by their parents.

She is helping people like the doctor in this article to do the wrong things! No, I am not saying she is helping this particular doctor, I am saying she is helping the wrong side of the moral compass.

We need true Doctors that will look at a patient and have compassion, understanding and help those in need!

Wow, did I rant or what... Sorry about that. People like this doctor, like the governor get me so upset! Him using the religion card to not help (remember the good Samaritan in the Bible? This doctor is not him). Her... just no. How dare you, you foolish woman, putting children in harm's way because of your uncaring nature.

I must go now. I need to calm myself. As I have said before, I send my love to you all. Sinners and Saints.

Clive Hessing

The doctor is not her husband how can he give her prenatal care? lewd! Every doctor says the same thing, none of them provide prenatal care. 🤨

Matthew Mastrogiovanni

Wow ... there's nothing like Christian love is there?

Wake up America. Christianity is a hate group.

Daniel Todd Kamm

"That law, which went into effect earlier this year, allows physicians in Tennessee to refuse healthcare to patients on moral, ethical, and religious grounds."

One's personal beliefs have no place in the provision of care to people one may or may not agree with. When one is educated in a care-giving profession, and one is licensed and practices in a care-giving profession, the ethical agreement to comply with the standards of the profession is paramount to one's personal beliefs.

If one disagrees, one should not accept or practice.

As a mental health professional, nearing 40 years now, I have never had to turn away a client because their life experiences, beliefs, etc. were not the same as mine; I have not and would not. The client, on the other hand can make this choice for themselves if they feel the working relationship is not beneficial to them based on perceived differences.

My job is to use my knowledge, experience, and skills to work through whatever is happening in their lives: it is not to pray, invoke deities, or stick pins in voodoo dolls on their behalf. My personal beliefs have nothing to do with it.

The issue here is professional ethics, rules, expectations, etc. If a licensed caregiver cannot meet the obligations of a profession, the person should not practice voluntarily, surrender the license, or should be referred for a license violation and subjected to professional disciplinary measures.

I also find it interesting that all of these alleged "christians" feel they are justified in denying services to those in need. I don't think their jesus, reported to be a healer of all kinds of distressing conditions, would approve.

Why is it we always have to go back and deal with the "slave" states on these issues? THEY LOST.

Nicholas J Page

Why not that certain patients be treated for free a lot of couples aren't married these days

Dylan Tuatha Le Danaan

Then this person should give up practicing medicine, under their oath they shall do no harm, which also means preventing harm.

Colleen McAllister

Tennessee has passed a barbarian law. Any doctor who refuses treatment because of a patient's living situation is wrong. There is no other way to see it. Personal beliefs should not stop a physician from performing their duties.

Elizabeth Jane Erbe Wilcox

Perfect example of why there should be NO RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS! So much BS.

Ryan

I've said the exact same thing time and time again as you. This country has gone to hell in a hand basket. God has got to be on his knees seeing all of this. Once more, those "doctors" should all be disbarred! Hypocratic oath is non existent. So sickening

Lawrence A. Benson

Hopefully, someday, when this administration is dead and buried, we can return to some semblance of sanity and caring for our fellow humans.

Robert J Giammarco

This story, IMHO, has a lot of missing facts. She claims she's pregnant again, how many children does she have? She claims she's been together for 15 years, yet not married, OK, so WHO was she going to for medical treatment prior to this? Was it him? He's the only Doctor in town, and now she has to travel. Had they thought of that prior to getting pregnant? Info about Doctors refusing treatment, that's, been around for a while. I know of several cases. So now the State of Tennessee made it law. True, it does go against the hippocratic oath, sadly today, the schools now graduate many who really should not be doctors, and the oath has changed. So now she is all gong ho on advertising it to the town, her prerogative as well. Well, now it's a two-way street where many of the professions, are fighting back. Who started all this crap? The LEFT, by pressing many processions to DO what certain groups want. Now these professions are feed up with all this nonsense and they are having their day, by refusing to treat her, the same with forcing a baker to make a cake, a photogropher to make videos, or take picture, or a minister to perform a wedding. ALL cases where they fought against this because of their religious belief(s). Its's their right. The list goes on and on. It will not stop. What does she expect the towns people to do? Neither they, nor she, can FORCE any doctor to treat her. It's not going to happen, no matter how much pressure she, or they think they are going to put on this doctor? If he's the only doctor in town, they he would up and leave. that's not going to benefit the rest of the towns people. IMHO, this is what happens when push comes to shove.I guess sh'll need to bite the bullet and travel, as this doctor unfortunately, as he already stated his decision. Sadly, really sets in. It's another kink in the armor of life....... Don't expect this doctor, or other professions, that might follow to change their minds. They will not.

Robin Anne Hannon

If it happened or not, it is cautionary tale. These are not "Christian" values, they are hate filled and backed by scriptures taken out of context. Reminds me of my teacher that said any scriptures can be used for good or evil. His classic was, Judas went and hung himself. Go ye and do likewise.

Cynthia Mandello

I cannot seem to locate the "physician's " name in any on-line source. Starting to wonder about the validity of this story. Understand that I believe this COULD happen under the Faux Christian laws but I'm wondering if it DID happen. It's reprehensible and he not a follower of Christ teachings nor a follower of his own oath. He needs to be outed to the community and the AMA.

James Mounts

WHAT CHRISTIAN VALUES?????