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Florida doc's sign warns off Obama supporters
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| woscar |
| quote: | MOUNT DORA, Fla. - A central Florida urologist has posted a sign on his office door warning supporters of President Barack Obama to find a different doctor.
The notice on Dr. Jack Cassell's Mount Dora practice says, "If you voted for Obama, seek urologic care elsewhere. Changes to your healthcare begin right now, not in four years."
Cassell told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday he wasn't questioning patients or refusing care, because that would be unethical.
"But if they read the sign and turn the other way, so be it," he said.
Cassell, 56, also provides Republican reading material in the waiting room — probably not a risky move, given that Mount Dora's 10,000 residents and the surrounding area lean heavily conservative. Above a stack of GOP health care literature, a sign reads: "This is what the morons in Washington have done to your health care. Take one, read it and vote out anyone who voted for it."
A spokeswoman from the Florida Department of Health, which licenses physicians and investigates complaints, said Friday there was no law prohibiting Cassell from advertising himself this way.
"Because there is no statute, there would be no grounds for a complaint," spokeswoman Eulinda Smith said. "It would be legally deficient,"
A University of Florida professor said Cassell is walking a thin line between free speech and professional obligation. William Allen, a specialist in bioethics, law and medical professionalism, said civil rights protections can prevent patient discrimination. But the law only provides for race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and disability — not political opinion.
Allen said Cassell may be within his rights if he doesn't quiz patients about their politics and hasn't refused to see anyone.
"(He's) trying to hold onto the nub of his ethical obligation," Allen said. "But this is pushing the limit." |
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| couch-potato |
| in b4 .gif of looney tunes character sawing off Florida from the U.S. |
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| Clovis |
| aww poor baby, hopefully he finds someone to change his diapers for him. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| i saw an interview with him on fox news today. he was confused. what an idiot. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| Good for him. He has no obligation. |
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| Arbiter |
| What's really troubling here is that there was no warning for patients before now. After all, they should be given adequate warning before they expose themselves to the dangers of receiving 'urologic care' from a mentally unstable individual. |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_Blue
i saw an interview with him on fox news today. he was confused. what an idiot. |
Fox News + Florida = Guaranteed lulz. |
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| w_ashley |
| "POLITICAL FORUM!" |
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