Religion poses workplace challenges

[darkstar3]

40. You missed a couple of my points:

1. The fetus in question in my post wasn't viable without herculean effort to keep it alive. I can't find the story now, which is why I didn't include it originally, but I remember reading a few years ago about a mother who went in for complications. They cut the baby out of her to save her life, and then treated it as an extreme premy. It died that same week. The medical bills for this unfortunate occurrence were so high that the family was forced to declare bankruptcy.

2. I was assuming that single-payer would indeed include all forms of women's health care, including abortions when necessary.

3. In a single-payer system I expect that there will be similar roles like the conscientious objectors you referred to before. What I don't expect is that just any doctor will be able to refuse services because his/her sensibilities are offended. In a perfect world, those people who would be unwilling to perform certain services would never be allowed in a position where those services might be required.