Has anyone seen this? http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/SB00104I.pdf#navpanes=0 Blocks Doctors from asking about Gun ownership.
Don't we have enough laws "for your own good". This one falls right there in the same barrel. People who aren't adult enough to tell the doctor they are paying to "How does that relate to your health concerns?" or "It's really none of your business" probably aren't really adult enough to use guns responsibly.
Or just say "No" and skew whatever database the results are feeding.
Why fret over what the doctor thinks? He/she is your employee!
The last time I went to see my doctor, I chewed his ass for keeping a whole room of patients for nearly 2 hours before he arrived. Unfortunately, that was his standard procedure. He said that he was sorry. I replied that if he was really sorry, he'd stop doing that!
You set the pace and the rules.....not the doctor.
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I'm not sure if you can blame the doctors when they are often pressured by institutes like the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatricians. They say that it's no different then asking if there are smokers in the house especially when children are in the home, yet more children die at home from drowning many times over then from guns, and they never ask if you have a tub in your home.
So therefore, yes, I believe more states like Florida and Montana should pass laws prohibiting doctors (other than psychiatrists) from asking about guns.
I agree. Simply asking the doctor to please focus on my healthcare and not my hobbies is often enough. You always have the right to fire your doctor if you don't like the level of service you receive