The governor thinks giving doctors, nurses, and EMTs the right to object to treating patients is fine because of "the federal laws that prohibit discrimination." Without the Equality Act, that doesn't automatically include LGBTQ people.
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Arkansas will now allow medical workers to legally refuse treating LGBTQ people
Arkansas will now allow medical workers to legally refuse treating LGBTQ people
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The bill even mentions employers who provide health care as part of their employees’ compensation – even they can ask that employees be denied a specific medical procedure, as long as they claim that their “conscience” requires them to.
Pretty fucked up.