Malpractices suits are of grave concern in many fields of medicine. Obstetrics and gynecology is the biggest hitter, costing each OB/GYN $175,000 in malpractice insurance and are liable for malpractice up to 18 years after the delivered their final child. Many times, people take advantage of these malpractice laws in order to earn money on the physician’s behalf. Many choose to force their patients to sign waivers that remove their rights to file such a suit and if they fail to do so, then the doctor refuses his or her services to the patient.
The question lies in the ethical acceptability of such action. On one had, the doctor is trying to safeguard himself from unethical patients who just want to reek the most financial benefit. But what about those patients that he actually does harm, don’t they have a right to wreak the monetary compensation for his mistakes. But then, there is always the risk that the doctors will attempt to monopolize this malpractice risk and in order for any patient to get medical care they will have to sign off their rights without choice. After all, a doctor is just meant to help people and shouldn’t worry about the external risks or benefits, right?
Now, what an individual must decide is where the happy medium lies with this. Perhaps the papers should have disclaimers saying what is acceptable as a ground for a lawsuit and what isn’t. What do you think is a possible solution?
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