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Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com) Wed Mar 3 08:04:09 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Catholic Charities and Birth Control" Previous message: Rafael Haciski: "Re: WHI - terminates Estrogen arm of study due to increased risk of stroke" In reply to: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate" Next in thread: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate" Reply: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate" I’ll agree to that, however, if the lawmakers cared, they would at least hear arguments. This was just a motion to hear the arguments. I think patients had it ingrained in their minds that we, the physicians, are the enemy, and therefore any type of legislation that would relieve us from the burden of litigation would be facilitating the enemy. The fact that pharmaceutical companies are able to get legislation passed proactively and reactively preventing litigation for vaccines, chemotherapeutic agents, and especially gun manufacturers from any liability for improper use of their equipment, suggests that the population at a whole would require a huge paradigm shift before any meaningful relieve would be presented to the medical community. -- Richard Chudacoff, MD A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. Mark Twain I don't read newspapers. George W. Bush _____ From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Gerald P. Rodríguez Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:34 AM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate Could it be, maybe, that lawmakers are starting to listen to their pregnant constituents who have to drive 60 or 100 miles to find obstetrical care because the liability insurance premiums drove the source of closer-in ob care out of the their local market place.?! Moreover, maybe, just maybe, there is a beginning realization that obstetrician(with deep pockets) have been the scapegoat for trial lawyers cashing in on the brain-damaged ("at birth") baby (Can you say "John Edwards?") and that the only fix might be this "special" legislation. Nothing unique about "special" legislation--to wit: the special anti-trust laws protecting insurance companies and HMOs. Sometimes it may make for good public policy. Sometimes methinks we are our own worst enemy. Gerald P. Rodríguez, M.D., FACOG Santa Fe >----- Original Message ----- From: DoctorJoe@aol.com To: Multiple <mailto:ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> recipients of list OB-GYN-L Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:13 AM Subject: Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate -- In a message dated 3/3/04 04:52:33, rbraun@iupui.edu writes: This is one of the few issues that I agree with Republicans on. And then in principal, I disagree with this. Why should it be limited to OB-GYN's? or even just medical malpractice? It should cover liability as a whole. I was waiting for someone to say that. Present company excepted, why are OB-GYNs so special? Doesn't make sense and REALLY makes for bad legislation. Say, why don't we go out and give special consideration to, say, people over 6'4" tall? Or maybe BLONDES!!! Yeah, that's it, blondes should get special treatment ... oh, that's right, they already do. Well, how about .... Oh, you get the point. Joe P. Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Catholic Charities and Birth Control" Previous message: Rafael Haciski: "Re: WHI - terminates Estrogen arm of study due to increased risk of stroke" In reply to: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate" Next in thread: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate" Reply: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate"

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