Pregnant Mother Is Denied Care because She Is Not Married, the Doctor: "Search for Assistance Elsewhere"
WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, JUL 20 – Tennessee's Medical Ethics Defense Act allows doctors to refuse care for religious or moral reasons without referral, impacting prenatal access in rural areas where 34% have limited healthcare.
- On Thursday in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a 35-year-old pregnant woman was refused prenatal care by her OB-GYN, citing Christian values.
- On April 24th, Tennessee’s Medical Ethics Defense Act took effect, allowing healthcare providers to refuse treatment based on religious, moral or ethical beliefs.
- According to the Nashville Banner, she filed formal complaints with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and the American Medical Association, and she now travels to Virginia for prenatal appointments.
- Medical professionals warn the law undermines the Hippocratic Oath, while critics argue it jeopardizes access to reproductive care and essential services.
- This case is the first publicly reported prenatal care denial under Tennessee’s Medical Ethics Defense Act, raising broader concerns about healthcare access for rural Tennesseans.
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Medical fascism in Tennessee: Pregnant woman denied treatment for being unmarried
This is the first publicly reported case of a patient being denied prenatal care under Tennessee’s Medical Ethics Defense Act (MEDA), a sweeping piece of legislation passed by the Republican-dominated state government.
A Tennessee woman said she was denied prenatal care for being unmarried under this newly signed act. What to know
A woman said she was denied prenatal care for being unmarried under the newly signed Medical Ethics Defense Act. Here's what to know about the Tennessee law.
A Tennessee Doctor Refused to Give a Woman Prenatal Care Because She’s Unmarried, She Tells Town Hall
During a town hall meeting in Jonesborough, Tennessee, last week, a 35-year-old woman shared a personal story about her doctor denying her prenatal care because she is unmarried. The woman, who is withholding her name for fear of attacks on her and her family, said she went to her doctor’s office after believing she had reached the fourth week of pregnancy. When she disclosed that she was… Source
A 35-year-old woman told me that her doctor denied her prenatal care because she was questioning the fact that she wasn't married, that she wasn't going to be.
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