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Originally Posted by Blueblaze
Requiring a doctor to provide medical help to someone who can't pay is an unconstitutional confiscation of private property. The fact that a law exists does not make that law constitutional or even right. Charity must be voluntary or it corrodes the humanity of both the recipient and provider, not to mention the society that confiscated the means to provide it. Theft does not become moral just because it's "legal".
There is nothing complicated about reality. Reality only becomes "complicated" when it is in conflict with your notion of "how things oughta be".
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Almost. A private medical practice does not have to accept anyone as a patient, as long as it is not on the basis of race, religion, sex ,etc. On the other hand, a public facility such as an ER or urgent care facility is bound by COBRA 1987 regulations. They must see any patient, regardless of ability to pay, and can only transfer them to another facility if "stable". The paperwork is Draconian and the penalty for violations even more Draconian.