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Re: Queries

I agree that the abortion was tragic.  I also agree that the physician is
most likely accountable for his or her recommendation.  I also feel that
this issue points out a lack of understanding on the part of the phasician.
Medical practice is an enormous area to master.  I think we can better help
those who are making such decisions by educating them such that this mistake
does not occur in the future.  As a health physicist, I cannot impact the
liability of the decision the physician made, but I may be able to improve
the decision making process with my understanding.
John Pickering

At 04:37 PM 2/19/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Frank Borger said,
>
>> 	The fault lies  not with the physician, but with the
>> 	education process, for not giving physicians tools to
>> 	enable them to make logical decisions.
>
>What do they say when you're prosecuted for not knowing that a law 
>was broken? Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. In this 
>case, an aborted fetus, one has to hold the physician accountable. In 
>reality, the physician has to be held accountable for ALL decisions 
>they make. If they make decisions on falsehoods, or other reasons, do 
>we just say, oh, they didn't know any better? I think not! Besides, 
>aren't physicians intellignet enough to ask for another opinion, from 
>someone who would know? Hell, even the insurance companys require a 
>second opinion for most procedures ... but I won't get into my 
>thoughts regarding the ethics of insurance companys ... while I am 
>still dealing with them ..  
>
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