Re: Choices - choose a lawyer? or not?

From: DoctorJoe@aol.com
Sun Mar 21 14:59:59 2004

In a message dated 3/21/04 15:27:39, kipperkid@actrix.gen.nz writes:

> And why isn't ACOG actively involved in proving that these "expert
> witnesses" are talking through holes in their @$%^& instead of coming out
> with guidelines which further restrict both women and obstetric choices?
> Here if there is a problem with a midwife's practice NZCOM provides the
> "expert witness", and we are held accountable to the standard of "reasonable
> practice" not perfection with the benefit of hindsight. Annemarie
>

ACOG has a rule that Fellows of ACOG who unethically provide crappy expert witnessing can be chastized by the ACOG. You have to BE a fellow of ACOG and someone has to complain about it. Then you're held to ACOG's published standards (which only came out in recent history). It's a start....

Joe P.



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