An anesthesiologist who is licensed to treat patients in Florida is facing a call from the state’s attorney general for his permit to be revoked because he refuses to treat some patients if their politics disagree with his own.
It is Erik Martindale, a registered nurse in the Sunshine State, who deleted his post from social media after it attracted a lot of attention.
“I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA,” he stated on Facebook.
“It is my right, it is my ethical oath, and I stand behind my education. I own all of my businesses and I can refuse anyone!”
Meet Erik Martindale, a registered Florida nurse.
He says he won’t give anesthesia for Republicans undergoing surgery and believes that’s his right and is ethical.
He needs to be fired and stripped of his license immediately. @FLNursingBoard pic.twitter.com/CP3dWHH1CX
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 26, 2026
A Florida nurse, Erik Martindale, says he wouldn’t give anesthesia to Republican patients and somehow calls that “ethical.”
Healthcare isn’t supposed to come with a political loyalty test. Politics should stay far away from patient care. pic.twitter.com/J59u595XCb
— Digital Daisy (@DigitalDaisyX) January 26, 2026
The Washington Examiner reports Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has confirmed he is “paging” the state’s nursing board so that it can revoke Martindale’s license.
Martindale later claimed his social media accounts were hacked.
The coward, Erik Martindale, says he was hacked pic.twitter.com/IQZyaFO7a6
— Kay (@Kay48849752) January 26, 2026
