> The only guardrails that work to prevent abuse are community connections and the right to refuse. These aren't the only guardrails that work to prevent abuse

> The only guardrails that work to prevent abuse are community connections and the right to refuse. These aren't the only guardrails that work to prevent abuse, and each has their limitations. Independent oversight and advocacy also work: in family court custody disagreements, the court appoints an advocate for the child, who has access to inspect living arrangements and gather other information to determine if the child is being abused or neglected by one or both parents. Of course these systems have limitations also, and the reality is that ALL these systems ideally would be in place. As usual, the underlying problem is greed. For-profit healthcare means that healthcare providers will cut cost and fight regulation on anything they can get away with, and that means that oversight is lax and independent patient advocacy is absent. Until we stop trusting corporations and assuming that amoral profit-seeking will lead to good results, these problems will not be fixed.