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[–]circlingmyownvoid2 3 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 6 fun -  (4 children)

Debatably both since Trumps “conscience in care” guidance was never formally countered, but legally I think that’s correct. Even then is still wrong to refuse me a tetanus shot or an ankle splint because I am trans.

[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I seriously doubt that guidance can legally supersede EMTALA. Has this really happened to you? If so, it's appalling and illegal. (Asking because I was actually referred to an ER as a nonemergency patient for a tetanus booster once, as the clinic had none in stock.)

[–]circlingmyownvoid2 3 insightful - 7 fun3 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 7 fun -  (2 children)

Me personally, no but I also won’t go to the doctor for anything nonemergency except to my pcp who is expressly trans friendly.

The point is it isn’t illegal (edit referring to nonemergency care). We aren’t entitled to nondiscrimination in health care and that’s an important right.

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Very cool that your PCP is trans-friendly. IME nonantagonistic providers make all the difference, and (sorry, House fans) also tend to be better diagnosticians. Not to say you want them enmeshed with the patient, but if they're unfairly dismissive, they're paying more attention to their internal prejudices than the patient in front of them.

Yeah, I'm unaware of sweeping legislation about nonemergency care, it seems to be more about why and when a provider can refuse or dismiss a patient (usually it's about abusive or noncompliant patients). It's a gray area, we need some serious legal clarity on that.

[–]circlingmyownvoid2 3 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah it needs clarity. Being denied medical care is one of the most damaging discrimination actions.