Nice to see O'Bama working on getting rid of midnight Bush rules

[kandrathe]

So, again, why do we have doctors not doing their jobs because of their religious beliefs, yet soldiers not doing their jobs because of their religious beliefs face discharge/jail time?

I'll repeat. A soldier surrenders their rights when they enlist. They are subject to command, and if they disobey the slightest order, they are disciplined according to a military code of conduct and punishment.

You've yet to answer that question - at least, so far responses have largely focused on bleeding heart "We must respect their feelings" and "Well, everyone OBVIOUSLY knew this guy will refuse to perform abortions, yet they still hired him." The former... For some reason only seems to apply to doctors, while when I bring up an example that defies the latter, you scream religious discrimination.

When you apply for the job of prison executioner, you know that you are going to be asked to kill people. When you try to be a doctor, your objective is usually to save lives and help people. Here is an article in the Chicago Sun Times on this very topic. "Researchers surveyed 1,820 doctors, and 63 percent responded. Doctors were asked how they would respond if a patient requested a legal medical procedure the doctors opposed on ethical grounds. Sixty-three percent said it would be OK to explain their objections to the patient. Eighteen percent said they're not obligated to refer the patient to another physician who does the procedure. " Also, "However, most states have enacted "conscience clauses." In Illinois, for example, a health professional cannot be held liable for refusing to "perform, assist, counsel, suggest, recommend, refer or participate in any . . . health care service which is contrary to the conscience of such physician or health care personnel."