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| 353.1 | | JULIET::MORALES_NA | Sweet Spirit's Gentle Breeze | Mon Dec 20 1993 12:54 | 13 |
| I do not consider these questions invasive. I do however have the
choice to be as honest or not. Even as Christians we all face this
dilemma when asked things that may be considered shameful.
OTS, unfortuantely a lot of Christians make sex into something
shameful, when it is really a God-given expression of love and
creation. I know too many couples who have sexual problems because of
this shame barrier.
Remember, a Doctor is not allowed to divulge your medical history by
law... you must give permission for such information to be transferred.
Nancy
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| 353.2 | | ICTHUS::YUILLE | Thou God seest me | Mon Dec 20 1993 13:03 | 18 |
| � So: how would YOU feel if a doctor asked you what sexual orientation
� you are? Or asked you which sex you were attracted to? Or asked you
� which sex or sexes you are intimate with?
� Would you consider these questions too invasive? Would you be offended?
� Or would you simply answer straightforwardly?
I see these as perfectly acceptable questions for a doctor to ask. It
might surprise me, if I weren't thinking in context, but I wouldn't think
it objectionable, in the world health context. The acceptability factor
might be affected by how well one knows / is known by the particular
doctor, and in the light of that, the way in which the question is posed.
I was a little taken aback when a lawyer asked myself and my wife not only
if we were both married, but married to each other! It's just that he had
to have it explicitly spelled out for the context of making a will.
Andrew
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| 353.4 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Mon Dec 20 1993 13:23 | 12 |
| 353.5 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Mon Dec 20 1993 13:27 | 11 |
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Jim
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| 353.7 | | ICTHUS::YUILLE | Thou God seest me | Mon Dec 20 1993 13:32 | 15 |
| 353.8 | | DEMING::SILVA | Memories..... | Mon Dec 20 1993 13:36 | 10 |
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I don't see anything wrong with doctors asking what one's sexual
orientation is. I figure this is a medical type question and it is something
that they need to know.
Glen
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| 353.9 | | NITTY::DIERCKS | We will have Peace! We must!!!! | Mon Dec 20 1993 17:57 | 6 |
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Of far more importance than "what orientation are you" is "what sexual
activity have you engaged in in the last X months?.
GJD
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| 353.10 | | SUBURB::ODONNELLJ | | Tue Dec 21 1993 03:42 | 9 |
| Been asked - no problem! If it helps the doctor to treat any ills I may
have, then I think I should help as much as I can.
I suppose it comes down to valuing my health more than my privacy.
I also think that Christians probably find it easier to be more open
about such things because we are more used to confessions (to God or
man) and talking about our innermost feelings and beliefs. Just my
opinion.
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| 353.11 | | TOKNOW::METCALFE | Eschew Obfuscatory Monikers | Tue Dec 21 1993 12:22 | 13 |
| .0> Then again, Ann Landers just published a letter from a 72 year old
.0> grandmother who had contracted AIDS from heart surgery. She'd been
.0> celibate for nearly 20 years since her husband dies in the '70's. It
.0> can happen to anyone.
Lightning can strike anyone, too.
(1) When did this 72-year old get the bad blood? Blood filtering has
been a lot better these day than in the not-too-distant past few
years.
(2) Bad blood *transfusions* are [supposedly] becoming a *virtual* non-risk
because of screening.
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| 353.12 | | TOKNOW::METCALFE | Eschew Obfuscatory Monikers | Tue Dec 21 1993 12:26 | 10 |
| .9> Of far more importance than "what orientation are you" is "what sexual
.9> activity have you engaged in in the last X months?.
True. Some people use generalizations to poorly phrase their
queries. Some people use assumptions to poorly categorize as
well, since orientation/preference is not well agreed upon in
the scientific community - but this doesn't matter to the
issue at hand either.
MM
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| 353.13 | What was the question... | SIERAS::MCCLUSKY | | Tue Dec 21 1993 16:23 | 16 |
| Seems almost like a "non-question" to me. Why would you hesitate to
give your physician any information that was requested. I have always
screened my doctors first, asking them their beliefs about life, death
and philosophy. I usually ask about their theology if they wish to
share. I have had the similar questions asked, along with questions
regarding the satisfaction I was experiencing with my sexual
activities. All of these questions seem appropriate to me, when they
are coming from someone I have selected to do one of the most important
jobs around - keeping me as healthy as possible.
Is there a tacit assumption being made in the original note, that
Christians should not talk about ..."such things"?
In His Love,
Daryl
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