Reader cautions that SCOTUS rulings are tearing down wall separating church and state
Tearing down wall
The Supreme Court of the United States has snatched away a female right that has been the law of the land for more than 50 years.
States can now deny rights to women, but states cannot protect their citizens with meaningful gun legislation. This court is legislating from the bench and making up their own Constitution, which is not in the best interests of anyone, especially young people, females, and people of color.
The Constitution built a wall of separation between church and state. This court is tearing down that wall, piece by piece.
What rights will they take away next? Access to contraceptives, your right to breath fresh air, or your right to drink clean water? Maybe your right to vote, or maybe all your civil rights.
Though we cannot change the members of the Supreme Court, we can elect people who will pass laws that will negate Supreme Court rulings that are not in the best interest of the country.
If you are young, female or a person of color, vote for individuals at all levels of government who support and vote in your best interests.
Don’t believe their words, believe their actions.
Tony Amadeo, Sun City
Law betrays medicine
I am writing in response to Gov. McMaster’s signing of The Medical Ethics and Diversity Act.
As an registered nurse (now retired), I had the privilege of caring for many diverse and unique patients throughout my career. Never once did the thought cross my mind that I would refuse giving someone care based on my ideologies or discomfort.
The gift of being a medical professional was looking beyond one’s own beliefs and seeing the patient as another human being, not based on their beliefs, chosen lifestyle or outward appearance.
By giving non-judgmental, compassionate care, many times it was I who received a gift. The gift of being at the bedside of someone who, for whatever reason, made his or her decision, based on his or her own life situations, to proceed with a surgery or treatment.
I was not there to judge their choices, but to give them the best care possible. To refuse to care for a patient for whatever reason is unethical and tells me one should find a different profession outside the medical field.
Kathleen Zeiser, RN, Hilton Head
Self-serving?
A recent headline “Security boosted after lawmakers on Jan. 6 panel get threats” tells us what Congress is really all about — themselves!
So congressional members and their families have been threatened and need security details, huh? How about security details to protect our innocent children in the schools? Who is looking out for them?
This latest “I’m-more-important- than-anyone-else” (and need to be protected) move is an unfortunate reminder that our lawmakers apparently believe they were elected to serve themselves.
Mary Sullivan, Bluffton
Read policies
The ads for Medicare C (Advantage) are very misleading.
I have worked in health care for more than 50 years, often having to explain to patients that they have no more coverage for wound care or for a nurse to assist with IV infusions or diabetic teaching, so they will need to do it themselves.
Many people are not able to do it themselves, and they have no one to help.
Medicare C (Advantage) is a managed care product designed to make money — clearly it has worked, otherwise, they could not possibly afford the thousands of dollars spent on marketing.
Medicare C (Advantage) is cash management not care management. Straight Medicare does not spend money on marketing — only actual patient care.
Read those policies carefully.
Lynda Laff, Hilton Head
