Manitoba lesbian couple rejected by a family doctor from Egypt for religious reasons says Canada must better educate foreign-trained physicians.
Andrea Markowski said she and her partner Ginette were stunned when the Winnipeg doctor told them during a "meet-and-greet" appointment she was uncomfortable accepting them as patients and had never treated "people like you" before.
The doctor said she only treated "husbands and wives," said Markowski, who is legally married to her partner of 18 years.
"It was like a kick in the stomach," said Markowski, who just moved to the city from the Northwest Territories. "It was definitely a traumatic and unexpected experience ... She is a doctor who is paid with public funds.
"I have a really hard time understanding how her religion affects her ability to care for me as a human being."
Uh, maybe cause her religion doesn't really see you *as* a human being. I personally don't see this woman as much of a doctor.
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