Do you think it’s nice to live in a Nanny State? Rosie, Rio de Janeiro’s Governor (a left-wing Christian fundamentalist -don’t ask) first proposed to ban teaching of evolution, then managed to insert religion classes in the public school. NOW she signed a bill making mandatory Prostate Examination in all public hospitals of the State.
It means: You hurt yourself riding your bike. If someone takes you to the hospital, they’ll fix you leg and check your prostate. Sure, it’s the PSA, Prostate-Specific Antigen, a blood exam, but guess what will happen when they run of out money (and believe me, Rio’s Hospitals are not stuffed with green bills to the roof) and someone yell “It’s the LAAWW you MUUUST perform the examination…”
Got the picture? Think Eliott.
It’s time to leave Rio. Don’t want the State violating my Rights, My Lefts and specially anything between them.
Link to the translated news story and please Check this old picture of Our Governor. It’s my Portuguese website but the image speaks for itself.
[...] As related here there are just some things that don’t make sense. Although I understand AND agree with the base concept of mandatory prostate exams this still does not make to much sense, especially in light of the continual lack of basic medical nessecities in Brazilian public hospitals. Its all good and well to get checked,but what happens when you catch an advanced case and the public hospital does not have the “facilities” to treat each and every case. Who gets treated and who doesn´t?I suppose that I should note I honestly believe alot of the lack of medical supplies is not the fault of the hospital administration, but that of the huge population and procedural nightmares inherent in aquiring government funding in any country.I, from a personal standpoint, am not sure what my take on this sort of treatment would be if it happen here.I would like to know but I would rather feel secure in knowing that treatment was an option.Waiting to die of cancer knowing that it is treatable and that I have been sentenced to death due to lack of funding would really suck. [...]
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