Does anyone know if it is a civil rights violation for a doctor to deny an adult woman sterilization (tubes tied) in the US based on age, marital status, etc? If so, where can I find information on the related laws on the internet?
(if laws vary state to state, I'm asking from TX)
2007-06-05 07:15:42 · 10 answers · asked by smokeyinksmudge 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Generally, a private doctor can do whatever he wants... you can always find another doctor. There are some exceptions to this, like whether a pharmacist can refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control or the "morning after" pill, and whether doctors on the public payroll may refuse to do procedures they disagree with morally. Generally, though, because the doctor isn't a state actor, this type of "discrimination" is allowable under law (now, it might not be under medical ethics, but that's a different standard).
I believe that there are a number of doctors who will refuse to do tubal ligation on young women on the grounds that they may change their minds and may end up suing the doctor later.
2007-06-05 07:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by Perdendosi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
OK please give me a moment to get this in some idea that we all can agree on. We are the product of the cumulative knowledge and experiences of all those that came before us. Marriage in the form we have today has changed from the belief that most of grew up on. It is also not what it was in the biblical times . In the old testament marriage was very much like animal breeders do today. Choosing the best traits and trying to bread out the less desirable ones. It was also a property exchange of the daughter to the man and the dowerey that went with it. The purity of the races or groups was way more important than most people think. And marrying for life ment a lot different when we only lived to the 40s for most people I see this as more than a gay issue, we should have the right to chose whomever we want to be our partner, for what ever reason we want. My sister, my life long friend, my cousin or brother, someone that I respect and want to help Our Civil rights should be that ours, I think we should be able to say that we like or do not like the way someone else does something, that is about the extent that they have the right to say. I think it is ignorant at least to not be open to many ore ideas that could help our world. If you have a group of 10 people that can live in close proximity to each other and help each other, why should we look at it as weird. I think most people are thinking that everything is about sex. being in my 50's and having been married 3 times so far, I can say that sex has very little to do with marriage. If sex is what I wanted i would never get married as my sex life goes to nothing every time I have been married. Humans take many generation to adapt that is why we see so much conflict today, if you think that just 3 generations ago most of us lived on the farm, city living is new to us and not the way humans have lived for most of our existence. I will sum it up by saying that most laws are passed by people that are deathly afraid of someone having fun. They are made because someone fells hurt by someone else being able to do something they are not able to do. If it was just about civil right this would not even be thought of as a question. We live in a society that is more worried about civil wrongs than anyone rights
2016-05-17 10:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure about the laws, but I do know that many doctors will not do the procedure for younger women who have never been married and dont have kids. The reasoning behind this is that they could possibly be sued in the future if that women changes her mind and says the doctor did not advise her not to get the procedure.
2007-06-05 07:23:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Civil rights cases are based on discrimination against a person for set reasons. I'm not sure of all of them but they are limited to just those-example religion, sex, etc. I went to them years ago because I was denied a job because I was white and/or female. They kept refusing to hire me and used my weight as a reason to not hire me so I lost 35 pounds and then they refused to hire me because I lost the weight so fast. I wore a size 14 at my heaviest. They agreed to help me out if I agreed to not gain a pound at size 8 and hip bones sticking out. The company decided to hire me and so I dropped the suit which was stupid. During my first week, a man slipped on the lot and fell down. He was so fat-really bottom heavy-that he did not have the strength to get up and it took two men to pull him up. Discrimination. Absolutely. But the civil rights people told me that I could only sue for the reason the company told me they wouldn't hire me-weight. But that wasn't the real reason. . .just not provable.
2007-06-05 07:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by towanda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it should be a violation. Many women use abortion as a form of birth control. It is much more responsible to have your tubes tied.
2007-06-05 07:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no, they may turn you down for any reason be it religious, political... you may be able to talk one into it if there is a medical reason you dont want children but after that your best bet is probably ACLU, sounds odd but they like the challenge
2007-06-05 07:21:21 · answer #6 · answered by TJ815 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In general, a doctor can advise against it, but they CANNOT deny your request, unless it is illegal or unethical.
The doctor may feel it is against medical ethics, so I would try another doctor.
2007-06-05 07:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its not a violation of civil rights.
2007-06-05 07:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by friskygimp 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
E-mail the ACLU Texas instead of asking Yahoo Answers.
They will tell you the answer is no.
2007-06-05 07:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by Dave M 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no it is not.
2007-06-05 07:18:17 · answer #10 · answered by Bailey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋