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> many things doctors need to be aware of to diagnose conditions have significant social stigma some are illegal - think threating drug overdose
by ClumsyPilot 3y ago
> many things doctors need to be aware of to diagnose conditions have significant social stigma
some are illegal - think threating drug overdose
- michaelmior 3y agoIn some jurisdictions, this not always the case. One example is the "Good Samaritan" law in California[0] which provides some protection patients seeking medical treatment for an overdose. https://www.wingerdenlaw.com/blog/2020/02/can-you-be-charged-with-drug-possession-if-you-overdose/ https://www.wingerdenlaw.com/blog/2020/02/can-you-be-charged...
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoNowadays, seeking abortion/family planning could -literally- result in being jailed, and forced to give birth. Mental health is a big deal. For better or for worse, if your employer/licensing org is aware of any mental health issues, then they could adjust how they treat you. Crappy bosses could use your history as a way to discredit or manipulate you. That's exactly what the CIA does, whenever someone blows a whistle on them. Some medical conditions can be interpreted by different people, in intensely negative ways. For example, at one time, being left-handed, meant that you were possessed by the devil. Often sexual orientation/behavior is a part of your medical history. But I'm suuuuure that no one would ever use this information in a questionable way. Look at the "mug shot protection racket" sites. These sites leverage personal information that has been made public, as a way to force you to pay them to remove it (and then immediately republish it in another venue). I guarantee that a number of folks on this very site, run those sites, and sincerely believe there's nothing wrong with it. No. Just because "I have nothing to hide," does not mean that I get to force others to divulge intensely personal stuff.