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(WOFL FOX 35) - A note on a Mount Dora doctor's office front door reads: "If you voted for Obama, seek urologic care elsewhere."
"If he's still an Obama supporter and he feels that his care is going to be impacted, I can't stop that. But that's not my intent," said Dr. Jack Cassell.
Cassell, 56, says he's not turning away patients or denying anyone care. Still, he won't be disappointed if Obama supporters are turned away after reading the sign and he doesn't hide his disdain for the newly passed health care reform legislation.
"I want them to understand that this doctor is so against what has happened, as every American should be at this point," adds Cassell.
The urologist, who keeps Republican materials in the waiting room, said he is not attempting to change his patient population, but wants to educate them.
"The people, who voted for Obama, are ultimately responsible for this to have happened, and they have to understand that they made a mistake," said Cassell.
Experts say Cassell is toeing a thin line between right and wrong. The physician has been practicing medicine in Lake County for 22 years. His wife, Leslie Campione , is running for Lake County Commission seat, District 4.
"You have two things to consider here," said Aaron Liberman, Chairman of the Department of Health Management at the University of Central Florida. "One is the free speech rights of every American to make a statement such as that, and secondly, you have the question of the doctor's judgment in making a statement like that."