Greedy Trial Lawyer
Now I Know Why My Doctor Keeps His Mouth Shut
Category: Seeing Clearly Now
The next time you shyly display your obese body to your family doctor you may hear something like, "We-- all of us-- live in an imperfect world, and need to strive to remember all for which we should be grateful." Now that religion has gone to nothing but "happy talk" it is only logical that doctors will stop pestering "all of us" about eating ourselves into an early grave.
The good doctor at Guarino seems to feel that fat may be beautiful after all.
Law professor John Banzhaf, III at George Washington University Law School suggests that obesity suits against physicians are on the horizon. The article states, "He claims that if physicians don't counsel obese patients about the risks of carrying additional weight, and help them lose weight, they may be the next targets."The article suggests, however, the implications of physicians routinely taking this approach to protect themselves medicolegally. "Obese patients tend to be emotional about this issue. They can be reluctant to seek or follow through on medical care, perhaps feeling mistreated or misunderstood."
Initiating discussion on this topic, uninvited, is a surefire way to alienate a significant slice of obese patients.
We-- all of us-- live in an imperfect world, and need to strive to remember all for which we should be grateful.
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