This is going to be so great!

[Kathy63]

Statements like this aren't helping her.

http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/w...bly-shouldnt-/

Be sure to read the comments. They are priceless.

[Twoller]

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The link itself is pretty provocative,

http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/w...bly-shouldnt-/

"Martha-coakley-devout-catholics-probably-shouldn't-"

[Twoller]

From the Washigton Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblo...bly-shouldnt-/

Martha Coakley: Devout Catholics 'Probably shouldn't work in the emergency room'
By Kerry Picket on Jan. 14, 2010 into Water Cooler

How can a Massachusetts Senate candidate possibly offend 39 percent of voters in her state? If it's Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley, she would tell devout Catholics not to bother working in an emergency room (H/T Jim Hoft - Big Government). In the audio clip below, Ms. Coakley chokes on a question from radio host Ken Pittman referring to the conscience clause. Under the conscience clause, workers in health-care environments ranging from doctors to maintenance men can refuse to offer services, information, or advice to patients on issues like contraception, blood transfusions, etc..if the workers are morally against it. Here is how Ms. Coakley handled the matter. (audio and transcript below):

Ken Pittman: Right, if you are a Catholic, and believe what the Pope teaches that any form of birth control is a sin. ah you don’t want to do that.

Martha Coakley: No we have a seperation of church and state Ken, lets be clear.

Ken Pittman: In the emergency room you still have your religious freedom.

Martha Coakley: (……uh, eh…um..) The law says that people are allowed to have that. You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room.

I have to admit, if your religious views create some kind of ambiguity in your own mind about what kind of services you offer in an emergency room, then you don't belong there. But I don't see where the issue really has anything to do with emergency rooms. She dragged it there trying to use an extreme example to make her point.

I also agree that any medical institution that refuses to offer birth control to their patients should not be receiving government checks for any reason -- if that's what she is talking about.

[LAPhil]

Coakley's tanking so fast there's virtually no way she'll recover the losses by Tuesday. Thank God, now we can finally stop this disaster of a health care bill, as long as Gov. Patrick doesn't try to pull a fast one by stalling the certification of the election. You know the Democrats have to be thinking about it, though. I wouldn't put anything past them.

As far as the religious freedom issue goes, however, I agree with Twoller. Unless the hospital is a private, religious institution, I don't think they have the right to withhold services or advice which the patient may need based on the hospital worker's religious convictions. But for now, let's just be happy that Brown is winning.

[Twoller]

Originally Posted by LAPhil

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As far as the religious freedom issue goes, however, I agree with Twoller. Unless the hospital is a private, religious institution, I don't think they have the right to withhold services or advice which the patient may need based on the hospital worker's religious convictions. ...

Unless a hospital is not receiving any kind of government money, they should not have the right to withhold services or advice which the patient may need based on the hospital worker's religious convictions. And any hospital that does needs to be cut off from any kind of government aid whatsoever.

[DerailAmnesty.com]

I'll be very impressed and happy if and when it happens. A Republican winning that seat, in Massachusetts? Wow!

[LAPhil]

Obama's so worried she's going to lose that he's going to Massachusetts to campaign for her this Sunday. I guess he doesn't realize most people are going to be more interested in the NFL playoffs that day than anything he has to say.

[John M. from Mass.]

Things here are getting real dicey between Brown and Coakley and to makes things even more spicy, Obama is coming here to stomp for Coakley. Complaints against Coakley are being filed with the Massachusetts Ethincs Board over her use of underhanded tactics and some of Obama's SEIU thugs have even been seen canvasing polling places. I got my seatbelt fasten for Tuesday.