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Yes folks this is
really the sad truth. This was sent to me by a friend who is a retired
Medical Doctor and Aviation Medical Examiner so many will know who this
is. Just another example that ObummerCare is one of the most dangerous
pieces of legislation to come by in years, possible forever!
29/2013 5:04:00
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Your doctor might ask if you own guns | ||||
If I had not heard the following directly from someone I know, I would have written it off as another ultra-rightwing, Obama-hating conspiracy tale with little foundation in truth. I would have considered it the typical fodder found in a National Rifle Association fundraising letter, or a promo for the next broadcast from Hannity, Beck or Limbaugh. But this is no far-right lunatic anecdote. This is true. A female acquaintance told me that when she went to her doctor in Clinton County earlier this week - a typical general practitioner medical doctor - at the end of the usual litany of "routine" health inquiries came a question which left her momentarily speechless. As usual, the nurse took the patient's blood pressure, checked her temperature, and asked things like, "Do you smoke?" and "Do you drink?" Then, the nurse asked, "Do you own any guns?" Yes. Let us repeat the question. The nurse asked of a patient who was there for a checkup, "Do you own any guns?" When the patient recovered from her shock, she asked why on earth such a question would be asked. She told the nurse that whether she owned any guns or not was none of her business. The nurse replied, "We have to ask you that, under Obamacare." The nurse also agreed it was none of her business, but said the question was now being asked of all patients. The nurse said she was advising everyone to just answer, "No." I have tried not to be the kind of conservative who considers Barack Obama the devil incarnate. He is well-intentioned and sincere, I have believed, and I have tried to reflect that belief when occasionally visiting Obama-related topics in this space. Even though I disagree with nearly everything the president seems to believe politically and philosophically, I honor the office of the presidency and do not share the feeling that just because Obama does something, it must automatically be the wrong thing to do. But this, friends, this crosses the line. I took some time to research the subject and, sure enough, it seems that among a number of executive actions signed by the president earlier this year was one which encouraged doctors to seek the gun information from patients, and it becomes nearly a requirement as Obamacare is phased in. Mind you, these questions are not just coming from psychiatrists or psychologists seeking such information from depressed or possibly suicidal or homicidal patients, which might seem reasonable. These questions are being posed by family medical practitioners to all of their patients, in adherence to the guidelines of the Affordable Care Act.
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