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Re: The fight is being lost...From: DoctorJoe@aol.comThu Sep 23 15:18:24 2004
In a message dated 9/23/04 09:20:23, jeanty@TheFetus.net writes:
> "Women love it," said Matt Evans, a lawyer, who started his company, Baby Insight (baby -insight.com), about a year and a half ago. "They get to see their baby and have an emotional experience with their baby." Mr. Evans said his technicians have performed more than 2,000 ultrasounds at the company's only location, in Potomac, Md. Baby Insight's highest-priced package, for $260, includes a video with background music, one 8-by-10, two 5-by-7, and 10 wallet-size color photos, four announcement cards and a chance for friends and family members to view the ultrasound images as they are produced on a large screen in the company's theater room. Mr. Evans said his employees tell customers that the ultrasounds are not meant to be a substitute for a doctor's exam. Couple of observations: 1) he's a lawyer, doing what (many) lawyers love to do - make money (not all of them, however); 2) the mother/parents are bonding with the baby - that's NOT a bad thing; 3) there IS a disclaimer that it's NOT a "medical" ultrasound. So, in the absence of compelling reasons for DANGER of the procedure to the baby, we have three things to argue: 1) is it bad for lawyers to make money? 2) is it bad for parents to bond with feti? 3) are patients too stupid to understand the disclaimer? Of course, if you make a case for danger to the fetus from the 'rays', then all bets are off. Joe P.
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