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Chefseiler t1_j9jhg0h wrote

Actually headline should be: "Two consenting adults engage in affair"

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BroccoliNo8889 t1_j9kp0ok wrote

>th chest pain

I mean i think it's the fact that its doctor/patient relationship ...

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whiskeyandbear t1_j9lpfxz wrote

Is that even a thing? I honestly would not see a doctor as anybody else but someone there to help, not as some authority I must obey or has any control over me.

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Fredrickstein t1_j9lsszn wrote

Its considered unethical for a doctor to have romantic relations with a concurrent patient. In general people expect their doctor to keep things professional. So it's a bad look for him and the hospital.

I actually have less issue with the consensual act in the bathroom than I do with the doctor having an inappropriate conversation with a patient as it would make someone who wasn't interested very uncomfortable.

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yourbraindead t1_j9m0jtz wrote

Well they were texting over WhatsApp so eventho it happens at his workplace it wasn't really what the headline sounds like

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ben_vito t1_j9mxaqx wrote

So the concern is this: A patient may become dependent upon a doctor for his/her medical expertise and care, and this creates a power imbalance between the two. If the doctor then starts looking for sex, they may feel obligated to comply in order to keep being looked after for whatever medical issues they have. This is why it is unethical, unprofessional, and not permitted by medical regulatory bodies.

There are still always grey areas, and certainly if a doctor and patient agreed to terminate the medical relationship, and a certain period of time passed, then it would be okay in some circumstances.

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supapoopascoopa t1_j9lmkck wrote

I mean there is a little gray area, but in general the farther away you get from the doctor-patient relationship and the hospital toilets the less problematic the relationship in the eyes of the medical board.

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j9llpdt wrote

Especially considering he was not her doctor at the time, she was being treated by another physician.

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Blanknameblank818 t1_j9jtu51 wrote

She filed for rape charges…

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Chefseiler t1_j9k6rf4 wrote

After two months of regularly meeting up she claims the first incident was rape? Yeah no, seems like there was a good reason police didn't press charges.

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Ludicrousgibbs t1_j9jvow2 wrote

The article says that the police have decided not to press charges but say nothing about the accusations other than rape. It seems strange they'd make an article out of the situation and not say anything about such serious allegations other than that the Dr. said everything was consensual, and the police have decided not to pursue it.

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FindTheRemnant t1_j9n34mw wrote

If the rape claim was baseless, the woman should face some consequences for false allegations.

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ironroad18 t1_j9mt3s8 wrote

"Wife is cool with it, cause she's getting shagged by a dentist."

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Neb_Djed t1_j9jodt2 wrote

The power dynamic of Dr vs patient kind of limits your ftfy statement

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harge008 t1_j9ka4pw wrote

That’s why sexual relations between doctors and patients are mostly treated as an ethical issue (re medical license) and civil issue. Unlike statutory rape laws in most states based on the victim’s inability to legally consent to sexual activity based on age or intellectual disability, the “power dynamic” between a doctor and patient or employer and employee does not negate consent in the context of criminal offenses. There are some exceptions as laws vary from state to state, but the majority of states don’t criminally penalize doctor and patient consensual relationships.

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