doctors cannot ask about guns

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This bill comes in answer to families who are complaining about the growing political agenda being carried out in examination rooms by doctors and medical staffs – and the arrogant berating if a patient refuses to answer questions that violate privacy rights and offend common decency.

Horrified parents have described nurses entering the answers to gun questions into laptop computers to become a part of medical records. Parents have become concerned about whether those records can be used by the government or by insurance companies to deny health care coverage because a family exercises a civil right in owning firearms.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Medical Association are pushing this gun ban agenda. The website of the AAP makes it clear its goal is to ban guns and to prevent parents from having guns in their homes or vehicles.

The intent of some may be to stop death from firearms accidents, but it is worth noting that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, doctors and medical staffs in Florida are responsible for six times more accidental deaths (called “Medical Misadventures”) than firearms accidents. Physicians have plenty of room to work in their own backyards to stop accidental deaths in keeping with their “first do no harm” medical oaths.

Keeping children and families safe is a worthy goal, but physicians should focus on what happens to children and patients in their offices and hospitals. Doctors should practice medicine rather than behave like social workers, gun monitors or gun registration bureaus.
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Sounds like it was written by Glenn Beck.
 
Jiro said:
again - tell us, not ask us. and doctors are not raising their children. It's none of their business but it can be their business when they suspect child abuse.

Beside - we already have laws that punish parents after the incident. I'm not interested in government taking action to tell us what to do and what not to do in the name of safety.

I believe in common sense. One should be severely punished after the incident, not before the incident.
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Who said anything about being punished before something happens. They just ask if there's a gun in the house. Do they report that to anyone? I don't know.
I think I remember our doctor asking about guns in the house (and we did have an unloaded one locked up at the time). They also ask if anyone smokes in the house.
 
At first I thought this thread was a joke. I mean, how many doctors actually ask their patients if they own gun? It turns out, a lot. Dang. I learn something new every day.
 
Reba said:
A doctor's report carries more weight.
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Because it is more valid.

How long do you think a doctor would keep his medical license by reporting false instances of child abuse?

BTW: the doctor does not determine that the abuse did occur. He reports his findings objectively. Social services decides if there is enough evidence, after they investigate, to take the case to court.
 
It's somewhat ironic to discuss invasion of privacy when the doctors already have taken a good look at your body quite a few times over the years.
 
jillio said:
It could have been. Are you willing to risk even one death that could have been prevented?
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I'd rather use gun safety education. I don't see how asking a kid if his parents have guns prevents deaths, not even one.
 
LoveBlue said:
Who said anything about being punished before something happens. They just ask if there's a gun in the house. Do they report that to anyone? I don't know.
I think I remember our doctor asking about guns in the house (and we did have an unloaded one locked up at the time). They also ask if anyone smokes in the house.
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Who in the world would they report it to? Social services? Their repsonse would be: "And?"

To the police? Their response would be "And?"

This is getting downright absurd.
 
Beowulf said:
At first I thought this thread was a joke. I mean, how many doctors actually ask their patients if they own gun? It turns out, a lot. Dang. I learn something new every day.
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I've never been asked if I own a gun. Although if I was, I just would answer honestly. I've been asked far, far more intimate questions than that.

A gun is just a gun.
 
Reba said:
I'd rather use gun safety education. I don't see how asking a kid if his parents have guns prevents deaths, not even one.
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Duh. That is the reason the pediatricians are asking the question: to promote discussions of gun safety around children with parents who own guns.:roll:
 
jillio said:
Because it is more valid.

How long do you think a doctor would keep his medical license by reporting false instances of child abuse?

BTW: the doctor does not determine that the abuse did occur. He reports his findings objectively. Social services decides if there is enough evidence, after they investigate, to take the case to court.
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If police can get away with even a tiny shred of probable cause... so can doctors.
 
jillio said:
Duh. That is the reason the pediatricians are asking the question: to promote discussions of gun safety around children with parents who own guns.:roll:
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what's next? pediatricians asking us how we drive in order to promote discussion of driver safety around children with parents who own cars? :roll:
 
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