> one has to wonder if the doctor or lab should be responsible for whatever an unstable person does upon receiving this news. If the doctor/lab has been neglig

> one has to wonder if the doctor or lab should be responsible for whatever an unstable person does upon receiving this news. If the doctor/lab has been negligent with their work, then yes they should be held partly responsible. Obviously mistakes happen, but you expect that a serious diagnosis would be taken seriously and double checked.