Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

This blood thing could produce dangerous situations. There could be a long delay in giving a patient a critical blood transfusion because his/her nurse who happens to be a Jehovah's witness(or some other religion I am not picking on any particular one) and is refusing to do it. I could see it happening I really can. I have been in many situations where I could barely do my own work, if I had to repeatedly stop and give blood to another person's patient sooner or later there would be an incident. Somebody is going to bleed to death while they try to find a nurse who free to hang the blood.

And lose years or decades of compassionate care from every person that chooses not to pursue nursing due to a moral incompatibility with a small part of the profession. I don't believe that's worth it.

I meant to say earlier, by the way, that I agree with you that a pro-life nurse shouldn't be working in an abortion clinic. However, I think this law is meant for workers who encounter an objectionable case in their everyday duties, no matter where they are, and not just some busybody Christian who demanded to work at Abortions R Us and then wouldn't do the work due to being pro-life.

We will never all agree on hight to life vs choice. So let's look at how this could impact us individually and as a profession.

Look at the list of specialties list in this forum. There many that do not have any connection to abortion. There are many specialties that have little chance of having to give blood.

Will this have any impact on the education the students will get. Knowledge about the procedures is not the same as performing them. Every nurse needs to know about the procedures without prejudice from another's belief system.

Choose the area that fits you. If that means going from school to an area that does not perform certain procedures, great for you. If it means being honest at interview and acknowledging your limitations due to beliefs, do it. Be true to yourself and be true to the patients you have chosen to serve.

If you're going to act like a child, I'll move on down the road and leave you to your discussion.