Arkansas’ New Hate Legislation Has Very Little Real Meaning

Arkansas’ governor has signed into law a measure that would allow doctors to refuse to treat someone because of moral or religious objections.  From ABC News:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections, a move opponents have said will give providers broad powers to turn away LGBTQ patients and others.

I’ll grant that this a distinctly anti-human rights law (remember this is Arkansas), but here’s my question: To whom does this apply?  How many people are sufficiently intelligent and diligent to become a practicing physician, but so small and petty to refuse to treat someone in need?

This seems like a symbolic gesture to all the hateful morons who live in the state.

 

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