<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1656362186242,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017a-bf0a-d0ae-abff-bf4b55780000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1656362186242,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017a-bf0a-d0ae-abff-bf4b55780000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_56012000", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1039076"} }); ","_id":"00000181-a6e1-da7c-a7c7-e7e528d70000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedA registered nurse in Illinois lost her job Monday after going on a Twitter tirade pledging never to prescribe Viagra to white conservative males.
The pledge from the nurse, identified as Shawna Harris, came in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
“I prescribe meds.. I can also choose not to prescribe them,” Harris, a Sarah Bush Lincoln Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, tweeted Friday.
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“So… from now on.. if you are a white male who votes conservative, your penis needs to ask God for the power to rise. No more Viagra.”
The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center appeared to find the comment discriminatory, and the nurse resigned, according to a Monday announcement from Sarah Bush Lincoln.
Harris apologized for her comment, the statement noted.
“I am deeply sorry for my posts on social media,” she said, according to the statement.
“I allowed my personal feelings to spill out. Those hateful words were not aligned with how I have provided care to my patients. Sarah Bush Lincoln is a wonderful organization and my actions have tarnished its reputation. I have resigned and know my patients will be well cared for.”
SBL President and CEO Jerry Esker said Sarah Bush Lincoln treats all patients equally regardless of “race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, income, national origin, cultural personal values, beliefs and preferences.”
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“Our mission is woven throughout our fabric and discriminatory practices are not tolerated,” Esker said. “We are sorry this issue has caused such turmoil. We will continue to stand behind our mission and provide care to all.”
