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Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by spamizbad on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:01PM (#29923205)
Aren't doctors mandatory reporters in the United States?
Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by sandworm101 on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:06PM (#29923298)
Mandatory reporters, not mandatory investigators. If they have no knowledge of the abuse they have nothing to report. If the girl says that her boyfriend is the father, the doctor isn't going to run extra tests just to prove her wrong. There is no medical advantage to the patient in such testing. Doctors are not cops.
Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by suifbwish on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:46PM (#29923944)
Their primary directive legal or not is to uphold the oath they took to do no harm. If reporting would cause them to violate this ancient creed then it is for they to decide what they will do.
Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by emodendroket on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:58PM (#29924135)
Sure, if they want to risk being stripped of their license, they can flout the law.
Re:The impact of sexual abuse on female development: a longi... by pfortuny on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:00PM (#29925066)
That law (in this case) is so difficult to enforce that it matters very little.