A growing pattern of radicalized behavior among medical professionals is raising serious questions about ethics, trust, and the politicization of healthcare in the United States.
According to Gateway Pundit, a nurse at VCU Health in Virginia was recently terminated after she used social media to encourage people to poison or drug Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a chilling example of how far some on the left are willing to go in the name of politics.
The incident followed similar outbursts online, including disturbing commentary after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, underscoring how ideological extremism is seeping into professions that demand the highest standards of moral responsibility.
Dr. Ben Carson, one of the nations most respected pediatric neurosurgeons and a longtime advocate for traditional values and medical ethics, has publicly condemned this trend. He authored a recent opinion piece for FOX News, warning that, Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals are putting politics and ideology ahead of their duty to protect the health and safety of their patients.
Carson reminded readers that, We all have deeply-held beliefs, and, thankfully, we live in a nation where we can freely express our ideas without fear of government oppression. That freedom is one of our nations greatest strengths. But freedom also comes with responsibility especially for those entrusted with the lives of others. His argument reflects a core conservative principle: liberty must be anchored in personal responsibility, particularly when vulnerable lives are at stake.
He pointed to several recent examples that illustrate how deeply this ideological rot has penetrated the healthcare system. The examples are legion. A nurse in Florida posted on TikTok wishing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt a severe fourth-degree tear during childbirth.
Carson also highlighted the Virginia case and the hostility shown toward law enforcement. A nurse in Virginia uploaded a video suggesting ways to injure ICE agents, urging viewers to make their lives miserable. Detectives in New York City who were injured while making an arrest were reportedly treated rudely and disrespectfully by hospital workers because staff suspected that they were ICE agents These are not minor lapses in judgment; they are open endorsements of harm against people based solely on their role in enforcing the law.
Trust and morality are the bedrock of good healthcare. Unfortunately, that trust has already been tested and broken in recent years, Carson wrote, noting that the publics confidence in medical authorities has already been badly shaken. He argued that The poor handling of COVID-19, combined with widespread misinformation about vaccines and the efficacy of masking, to name just two, left many Americans skeptical of the health care providers and the public health establishment generally
Carson further warned that this behavior is not just unprofessional but fundamentally unethical. Medical misconduct includes breaches of ethical duty and intentional bias. When health care professionals publicly wish harm on someone they have never met, they violate the most fundamental principles of their profession. How can patients be expected to trust a system in which those entrusted with their lives might treat them differently because of their views, religion or background?
His questions cut to the heart of the issue: a healthcare system infected with ideological bias cannot command the trust of a free people. For conservatives who believe in equal treatment under the law, limited government, and the sanctity of life, the idea that medical workers would target ICE agents, conservatives, or anyone else for mistreatment is intolerable.
Those on the left who bring their politics into the exam room or the emergency ward are not just violating professional norms; they are undermining the very foundation of medical care in a civilized society. People enter hospitals and clinics expecting impartial, competent treatment, not ideological judgment, and it is past time for healthcare institutions to enforce that standard without apology.
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