Do you agree with the state of Kansas that it is perfectly ok for Doctors to lie to you (part 2)?

by **christie42** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:17 am

Do you agree that doctors in Kansas who lie to women who are pregnant in order to trick them into carrying a deformed fetus to term because the doctor is opposed to abortion should not be liable for medical malpractice prosecution?

Example: A fetus that has no brain/deformed brain but the doctor keeps telling the mother "Everything is Fine" cannot be held liable for malpractice.

by **aswynn81** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:19 am

If you can't trust your doctor, who can you trust?

by **matchitisiw** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:21 am

The one who thought of this law, must die in a fire.

by **emek** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:28 am

I think they should get their licenses taken away. What a **** thing to do to a person.

by **baigh** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:32 am

I think they should get their licenses taken away. What a **** thing to do to a person.

If that ever happens(and the doctor wasn't being threatened or forced to do it or anything),I hope the doctor gets a big fine and loses his license. Permanently.

by **adelphos** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:35 am

Link or it didn't happen (part 2)

by **bercnan72** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:37 am

Nope.

by **jordi** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:45 am

The problem is that Kansas is one of the states in which anti-abortion laws already require doctors to lie to their patients.

Kansas has an "informed consent" law that forces doctors to "inform" women considering abortion about a number of medical "facts" that are simply not true. In a state like that, how could they make it a crime for a doctor to do the same thing on his own as the state already requires him to do?

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/gpr/09/4/gpr090406.html

by **chatima** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:50 am

Doctors should tell the mother about the health of the unborn child-
if a doctor says the everything is fine and there are some serious health issues he should be held liable.

by **teithi71** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:55 am

The primary problem with your post: the bill in question has not been voted on. Even if we agree 100% with your interpretation of the proposed law, It is not "the state of Kansas" that believes "it is perfectly OK" - it is the singular state Representative - a particular individual who has proposed the bill - that believes so.

The second problem with your post: the article does not name its sources and reads more like a pro-abortion rant than a reputable news article. Naturally, given the rather unusual claims made, I question its reliability.

Here is a legitimate news agency - a real newspaper - article on the subject. Notice that it is not a "tax" - it is, instead, a bill that places the cost of abortions equally on all people seeking abortion.
http://cjonline.com/node/117878
The article **does** suggest that there is **a kernel** of truth to your claim that a doctor can legally lie to a patient. If a doctor does not disclose all of the details of the pregnancy, in specific circumstances that doctor will be immune from a malpractice suit whose charges rely on a failure to disclose that information.

That is NOT the same as "it is perfectly OK for doctors to lie to you".

Conclusion:
- the bill has not been passed...and seems that it cannot be passed
- to all appearances, the state of Kansas does not believe what you claim
- your claims are exaggerated
- the article you quote is almost certainly biased and is certainly unprofessional in nature

The moral of this story:
a - don't believe everything you read
b - if you are going to convey what you read to others, read carefully and convey accurately

- Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com/

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