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Re: lay midwives revistedFrom: Arthurfree@aol.comSat Jan 18 13:37:06 1997
In a message dated 97-01-18 05:48:43 EST, Faith Gibson writes:
> In fact, one Faith, Though your long post probably went further than necessary to make your point, I admire it's balance and your restraint. (I still predict lightning strikes, however, and perhaps flames where there is smoke). Let me address only the statement above. As long as our legal system is structured more like a lottery than a fact finding process, we cannot have any relationship to care we cannot directly supervise. I agree that at least as many patients suffer from a "cascade of intervention" as from delayed intervention, but aggressive care provided in good faith is much less commonly perceived as inadequate as delayed care (again primarily by the legal remedies in place). For now, lay midwives are the shallow pockets and physicians are the deep pockets, so if I so much as answer a question (that may or may not have a bearing on an eventual injury) I am at risk (and to a much greater extent than you are). What's more, any cooperation will tend to be viewed as "condoning" home births. This firewall is created by tort law, pure and simple. Arthur Freeland, MD Warrensburg Missouri
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