Warhawk83 -
Absolutely, new doctor time. That guy/gal has got a serious issue and is acting unethically. I went to medical school so I bloody well know how doctors are trained and how they are supposed to act, both within the constraints of the law and the legitimate needs of their patients. What you asked for was a
Government required health statement to be made. His/her refusing to sign off on a legitimate medical statement is not just wrong, it's unethical.
I would do the following:
1) Got to the websites of Lousiana Carry (
http://louisianacarry.org) and repeat the story there, find a doctor locally to you who will sign off from this for you.
2) If no luck there, also check out another LA site, Bayou Shooter.
3) Tell the doc's office you are switching and why. Let them know you are going to also mention this to the state medical board.
4) If he/she doesn't get apologetic to you, then DO report it to the state medical board. While it's not malpractice, these boards also track ethics and have to record and make record of all complaints.
I usually will defend doctors who have a difficult and poorly understood job from the public. But this person has confused their politics with the legitimate health needs of their patient. That's intolerable in my book.