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Center for Justice & Democracy
Medical Malpractice Survivors Decry Possible Stripping of Rights in President's Health Care Plan
July 4th, 2009
Sixty-four survivors of medical malpractice from 21 states sent a letter to President Obama today expressing extreme concern that the rights of medical malpractice victims have become a "political bargaining chip" in the President's efforts to sell his health care plan, and that their rights may be stripped away as a result. Reports now indicate that the President supports measures that would drastically limit injured patients' rights to trial by jury by allowing biased medical societies or politicians to make liability decisions. The group of malpractice survivors has requested a meeting with President Obama to express dissatisfaction with the President's willingness to include...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-07-04)
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