SULLIVAN, IL – An Illinois-based nurse practitioner is reportedly being investigated by her employer after she boasted online about how she intends to deny treatment to white male conservatives; a social media post undoubtedly inspired by an emotional reaction to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The social media post in question was posted on June 24th by a Twitter user operating under the handle of “@shawnalynn_75” where the person proclaimed they’d stop prescribing Viagra to white male conservatives.
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“I prescribe meds.. I can also choose not to prescribe them. 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.”
Libs of TikTok shared a screenshot of the post at the center of the controversy, while additionally tagging Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, seemingly likely because of the person having listed them as their employer on their now-deleted Twitter profile.
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But prior to the woman deleting her profile on Twitter, she decided to smugly clapback at other Twitter users who were sharing the screenshot of her post – even urging people to “bring it.”
“Bring it. I am allowed to prescribe based on need. If you think God can provide, then why would I not allow for that? Conservative men rely on God to provide…I think that is a wonderful idea. Let us pray…”
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It didn’t take long for internet sleuths to ascertain who the woman behind the post was, especially considering one commenter on the Libs of TikTok post shared a link to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center employee profile of Shawna Harris, writing, “This seems to match the face, first name, and hospital of this tweeter. My white conservative family uses this hospital.”
And sure enough, the person behind the social media post was the woman in question – as her full name per her own Doximity profile is Shawna Lynn Harris (hence the Twitter screen name of “@shawnalynn_75”).
According to Harris’ LinkedIn profile, she’s been employed by Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center since September of 2013, but her employment may very well be in jeopardy based upon the response her employer shared on June 26th after learning about the offending post.
“Providing care to all is the mission of SBL. We provide care to all regardless, of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, and cultural or personal beliefs and views. A recent social media post was contrary to this and are investigating it. Thank you for your concern.”
Needless to say, the public announcing of a healthcare provider, such as in Harris’ case, to deny treatment based upon one’s race and/or gender as well as a number of other “other non-clinical characteristics” is a blatant violation of the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics.
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And it seems like Harris is in the midst of learning a hard lesson about when, where, and how they can engage in their racist and sexist activism.
This piece was written by Gregory Hoyt on June 27, 2022. It originally appeared in RedVoiceMedia.com and is used by permission.
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