LMAO… I’m “right wing intellect” because I subscribe to the concept of factual relevance over sensationalism and manufactured outrage?

Strange, it’s doesn’t seem very much like “right wing intellectualism” to me, but I’d wager you call everyone something similar if they disagree with you.

Don’t bother responding. I have you blocked.

LMAO.

Dude, actual hospital staff has said in the comments here that this is why they ask. It’s routine!

Maybe go white-knight something with easier to overcome ossicles, like… I don’t know- fiction? Because you have no idea what you’re talking about.

GSWs usually require X-rays. Do you know what happens when someone is pregnant and has an X-ray?

Ever seen the shielding worn during one? Ever wonder why it’s necessary?

Do you know what narcotic pain meds can do to a fetus?

Go spread ignorance elsewhere. Medical science says you have no idea what you’re talking about.

Yup! Replied the same thing!

Cool, so you know what malpractice lawsuits bring in?

Counterpoint, it’s a fucking exaggerated cartoon.

Okay, so this is a damn good argument!

Hah!

Not on lemmy apparently.

The overwhelming amount of people that don’t understand why this is a medically necessary thing to ask, somehow has to correlate with the complete lack of nuanced debate to be found here.

I’ll break it down simply;

IF A WOMAN IS PREGNANT- X-RAYS CAN DAMAGE A FETUS. IF A WOMA DOESN’T KNOW SHES PREGNANT- A MENSTRUAL CYCLE CAN INDICATE THAT A TEST MAY BE WISE BEFORE POTENTIALLY KILLING HER UNBORN FETUS.

also:

CERTAIN MEDICATIONS CAN KILL OR SEVERELY DAMAGE THE HEALTH OF AN UNBORN FETUS.

therefore we can summarize by saying:

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE TRAINED TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PERFORMING POTENTIALLY HARMFUL PROCEDURES OR ADMINISTERING POTENTIALLY HARMFUL MEDICATIONS.

Now, is it safe to assume we understand why they don’t ask men this question?

Gotta keep those trains running on time.