Evan Urquhart 🏳️‍⚧️Jun 17, 2023

This one's been a bit under the radar, but the US Conference of Catholic Bishops are moving ahead with plans to force Catholic hospitals to refuse any sort of gender affirming care, which would include maintenance doses of hormone therapy for emergency patients such as stroke victims who were unlucky enough to be brought to a Catholic hospital.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/qgqzzx44bmfatwh70u4n5b4rfs7bar

Catholic Hospitals May Forcibly Detransition Patients — Assigned

No trans person should seek treatment for any condition at a Catholic hospital.

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Show threadTrashfirekitten
@e_urq I swear someone's going to engrave a copy of the Hippocratic oath on a brick and beat them over the head with it until they're dragged out in cuffs.
Jun 17, 2023 at 9:45pmWeb
Show threadEvelyn C. LeeperJun 17, 2023
@nbtentaclekitten @e_urq You do realize that the Hippocratic Oath includes a vow not to perform abortions, right? Insisting doctors follow it literally is probably *not* what you want, and certainly not what most women want.