Dr. Vesna Roi
Several months before their daughter's birth and in an attempt to avoid any unpleasant surprises, they asked their midwife to recommend a pediatrician. She gave them the name of Dr. Vesna Roi at Eastlake Pediatrics in Roseville. The Contreras met with Dr. Roi last fall and the meeting seemed to be a good fit for all of them.
Following the birth, they made their first appointment with Dr. Roi. Imagine their surprise when they arrived at Eastlake Pediatrics for baby Bay's six-day-old check-up and were met by Dr. Melinda Karam instead.
Dr. Roi had decided "after much prayer" that she would not be comfortable caring for their daughter.
what eye thynk: Why..why...WHY are prejudices like this always based on "prayer?" WHY!? Where in the Bible does God, Jesus, or any of the prophets say "Blessed are those who ostracize?" God is either God, the Supreme Being who loves ALL His creations or He's a convenient excuse to cover your own prejudice. He can't be both.
To add insult to the Contreras' injury, Dr. Roi didn't even possess enough common decency to meet with the couple to explain herself in person. Dr. Karam told the hurt and confused new parents that Dr. Roe hadn't "even come to the office that morning because she didn't want to see us."
When asked about her actions, Dr. Roi refused to comment citing patient confidentiality. She eventually apologized in a public letter she wrote to the Detroit Free Press! "I never meant to hurt either of you...Please know that I believe that God gives us free choice, and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice...I am very sorry for the hurt and angry feelings that were created by this."
"I would never judge..." Really? Dr. Roi is not only rude and heartless, she is self-delusional. What else could you possibly call her choice to turn her back on this couple and their infant daughter than a judgment?
The American Medical Association's code of ethics states that doctors cannot refuse to treat patients based on race, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Affordable Care Act also prohibits this type of discrimination. It is doubtful Dr. Roi will face any type of penalty, however, since the state of Michigan has no laws barring discrimination against members of the LGBT community.
Dr. Roi: You may not be guilty under Michigan law, but you are a coward; and by wrapping yourself in the flag of your "Christian" ethics, by using prayer and the Bible as your justification, you are surely guilty of breaking the Lord's third commandment: "Thou shalt not take the Lord, thy God's name in vain."
Prayer is many things to many people. To me it's as much as introspection as it is supplication. In many instances more the former than the latter.
ReplyDeleteWith others it can be , and often is, a place to seek a like minded folks. And as we have seen as of late, not all of these groups have a collective IQ that reaches double digits.
But let's get back to the biggest lie of all here. The Hippocratic Oath begins with "First, do no harm." Exactly what part of that does Ms Roi not understand? Where is there "no harm" in telling someone that they are not worthy to see a doctor?
And, should the infant ever find out [about this] would she not feel some sense of being abandoned by a church, a society, based entirely on love.
I cannot imagine that Christ could ever turn his back on this baby. In short; Ms Roi is a liar. She lied when she took her oath and she lied by design when she first agreed to provide medical care then reneged at the last moment. I personally have stripped Roi of the title of doctor.
People, large numbers of people, that wrap themselves in a flag or hide behind the cross so they can gang up on an infant need to fall on their knees and beg Christ for forgiveness.
This doctor is both a hypocrite and a bigot. I wonder if Eastlake Pediatrics will provide a hierarchy of the Sins of the Parents that would NOT preclude their doctors from treating the children of sinners? I mean, will they treat the child of divorced parents? A child conceived out of wedlock? A child whose father cuts his hair? A child whose parents eat shellfish? A child whose parents judge others? How will any prospective patients know if they are sanctified enough to be worthy of medical care from this pediatric clinic?
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