Faced with “the potential health threat”, the union of surgeons “Le Bloc” suspended its strike. Other medical organizations will march on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims.
“We are Charlie” is the message posted by many French people since the terrorist attacks in Paris against Charlie Hebdo, a policewoman, and a kosher food store. Messages of support for the 17 victims that the doctors have not forgotten. On their website, the liberal unions CSMF (1) and MG France are also Charlie. They all intend to defend freedom of expression.
Doctors will march on January 11
In a recent press release, the CSMF, the leading French medical union, wrote: “through the values that are its own, in the face of the murderous aggression that taints freedom of expression, and because she is” Charlie ” , the CSMF will participate in the republican demonstration on Sunday January 11, 2015. ”
The Confederation indicates that it therefore calls on all liberal doctors to mobilize on this occasion in all the gatherings organized in Paris and in all the cities of France. As a result, while they are in the midst of an administrative strike against their guardians (Regional Health Agencies, CPAM, etc.), the doctors have apparently put their demands aside.
Even if he remains fiercely opposed to the Health Bill, Jean-Paul Ortiz, president of the CSMF, told us that he had canceled several of his professional meetings this week. And in this climate of sadness and meditation, some medical organizations have even decided to go even further.
Suspending the strike: a common sense reaction
This is the case of the union of liberal surgeons and anesthetists “Le Bloc” who announced that they were suspending their strike which began on Monday, January 5, 2015. “We have decided to stop the movement. Faced with the attacks, we would not want to pose a problem in the emergency services since currently, with the Vigipirate plan, we must be available. ”
Asked by why actor, Dr. Jean Marty, spokesperson for the union the Bloc returned to the reasons for this suspension of the strike and the role of liberal doctors in these particularly troubled times.
“We had the feeling that we were all attacked by this attack, that it seemed to us to be the horror and that it exceeded the force of our concerns in the have to save the health system. The risks were infinitely greater and we thought that everyone had to be available if necessary, because we knew that there were problems in the context of emergencies, particularly in the Paris region. It was a common sense reaction. “
Listen to Dr Jean Marty, Bloc spokesperson : “We believed that everyone had to be available, if needed. »(Interview carried out on 08/01/15)
Liberals at the disposal of the public authorities
And Dr Jean Marty added: “During the AZF accidents in Toulouse here (more than) 10 years ago, all the liberal establishments instantly made themselves available to take care of quantities and quantities of injured people who had ended up in pitiful situations. I don’t know if there are special measures [en cas de vigipirate alerte attentat], but the Liberals’ spirit of responsibility means that we are at the disposal of the public authorities to provide our support. “
Listen to Dr Jean Marty: “During the AZF accidents in Toulouse, all the liberal establishments were made available to take care of the injured. ” (interview carried out on 01/08/15)
Awareness of our role in society
Finally, this doctor concluded: “We are aware of our role in society. We master a sanitary technique that allows us to provide the population with the help that is necessary, and it cannot be negotiated, it is not reflected, it is done. It’s like that in a civilized world, we won’t look any further. We do not ask if there are texts: there is a need to do, we do. “
Listen to Dr Jean Marty: “We do not ask if there are texts: if there is a need to do, we do. ” (interview carried out on 01/08/15)
(1) Confederation of French Medical Syndicates
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