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The common wisdom is that they're afraid of being sued. For example, imagine someone with Bipolar disorder in the midst of a manic episode scheduling and perfor
by nisegami 4y ago
The common wisdom is that they're afraid of being sued. For example, imagine someone with Bipolar disorder in the midst of a manic episode scheduling and performing a tubal ligation. Then later on, they accuse the doctor of malpractice for not identifying them as being in a state of compromised decision making capacity and denying their request.
It's really simple to say, that the patient asked for it and that the doctor acted as expected, but it doesn't prevent the lawsuit from being filed. If it's especially egregious, it might be dismissed with prejudice, but there's always a chance that it goes further than that.
- yboris 4y agoI think you're right. Though a solution to this problem seems simple. Just like we ought to have timeouts from the moment you want to buy a firearm to the moment you can have it in your possession, we could have a procedure "fill out this form and sign in, have a consultation with your doctor, and if you come back 3 months later with the same request, after you sign one more form, you can have the procedure".
- BrandoElFollito 4y agoThis is how vasectomy works in France. You have to wait four months and confirm your choice after that.