for not speaking up just as loudly as the opposition. You asked "where is the physician outrage" -- the answer may be that a lot of doctors outside the state of Virginia are not aware of the issue. Some of us aren't as current with issues as we should be and don't comment on them if they don't affect us or our patients directly. If this was happening in my state or, worse, at a national level, you can bet my legislators would hear from me. For now, I have to content myself with casting primary votes for people that, hopefully, wouldn't support that kind of extremist legislation. Peter asks, "When will we live in a world when Dr Anonymous won't have to be anonymous?" Well that's the thing isn't it? Religion has taken most of us hostage because speaking out will result in financial losses and rejection. This is why about half our politicians are hypocrites when it comes to religion. I don't blame this good doctor for remaining anonymous. He/she worked extremely hard to become a physician. Why allow a bunch of clueless politicians to jeopardize a career? I apologize if another poster has addressed this; I was only able to get through a few hundred posts. Though it may seem somewhat off-topic, I believe this is very relevant when talking about sexism: several posters have referred to the Dr. As "he". As far as I could tell, neither John or the Dr. indicatedthe gender of the anonymous