tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post114685263079310441..comments2023-09-19T07:13:54.722-07:00Comments on this space for sublet: Gender EthicsGoemagoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14409542607549979821noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1147266471132467452006-05-10T06:07:00.000-07:002006-05-10T06:07:00.000-07:00it wasn't george, it was the other guy. and he di...it wasn't george, it was the other guy. and he didn't tell the father anything other than 'get a lawyer', and that was after the father had asked him to explain what happened. federal hipaa laws are tighter than state restrictions, and telling someone to get a lawyer wouldn't actually violate hipaa privacy. the interns biggest failing that episode (he encouraged the patient to just be honest Goemagoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409542607549979821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1147241627859452392006-05-09T23:13:00.000-07:002006-05-09T23:13:00.000-07:00I didn't see the episode, but...informed consent a...I didn't see the episode, but...<BR/><BR/>informed consent and right to her body issues aside...<BR/><BR/>this sounds like a breach of George's duty of confidentiality to his patient. I don't know about Washington (this is a Seattle hospital, no?) but many, many states impose a duty of confidentiality on doctors. <BR/><BR/>just my belated 2 cents. I suppose I'll have to try to see the episose Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194156651994555020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1147141390506330592006-05-08T19:23:00.000-07:002006-05-08T19:23:00.000-07:00the only times the father spoke were when asking a...the only times the father spoke were when asking about what happened after the fact. he wasn't really portrayed badly as not portrayed at all. all the information on the father actually came from the mother. i have noticed that medical and crime dramas in general tend to promote bigotry and hatred of whatever socioeconomic groups aren't fashionable in hollywood that week.<BR/><BR/>Goe, not Goemagoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409542607549979821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1147137709255446562006-05-08T18:21:00.000-07:002006-05-08T18:21:00.000-07:00I haven’t watched the show, but it sure sounds lik...I haven’t watched the show, but it sure sounds like a cheap slam on the Catholic faith. <BR/><BR/>What the setup makes clear is how easily the secular “woman’s right to her own body” is shown, and expected to trump any and all previous commitments and promises that she made of her own free will in the bonds of marriage. In fact it champions those who would break established laws and practices to Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595744076172717060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1147068024911698502006-05-07T23:00:00.000-07:002006-05-07T23:00:00.000-07:00the signature is important because it's the only r...the signature is important because it's the only record that the patient consented. the patient had the right to make whatever choice they wanted to, but until they sign a consent form, they haven't made a choice, they've formed an opinion. The doctor was the one who made the choice, something the doctor had no right to do, and something you would vigorously oppose if the doctor made a choice Goemagoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409542607549979821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1147066230976750562006-05-07T22:30:00.000-07:002006-05-07T22:30:00.000-07:00How can it be billed to insurance if there is no r...How can it be billed to insurance if there is no record of it?<BR/><BR/>A woman has the right to do whatever she wants to her body. She didn't need her husband's permission.<BR/><BR/>She did have the woman's consent. She just doesn't have proof of it. It is because of people like the husband that the signature is so important.Jaxiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904091590989800005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1146865535116817512006-05-05T14:45:00.000-07:002006-05-05T14:45:00.000-07:00she could say whatever she wanted to, the patient ...she could say whatever she wanted to, the patient did not sign a consent form, and the doctor who did the procedure committed two felonies (sterilizing someone without their consent and lying on the patient's chart). the husband never actually gave an opinion on any of it, except confusion when told of the sterilization. everything was the patient's assertion, and the patient refused to discussGoemagoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409542607549979821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105017.post-1146855015041024002006-05-05T11:50:00.000-07:002006-05-05T11:50:00.000-07:00The pregnant lady agreed to pay for it out of her ...The pregnant lady agreed to pay for it out of her own pocket.<BR/><BR/>The intern is just pissed off because his own life is going to hell right now. If he had kept his mouth shut instead of spreading his misery, there wouldn't have been a problem.<BR/><BR/>It's sad that the religion doesn't put HER health first, and would rather people keep making more babies. And, it is sad that her husband Jaxiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904091590989800005noreply@blogger.com