tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post4669136211843699699..comments2008-10-27T13:13:08.375-07:00Wesley J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087063614354714652wjs@wesleyjsmith.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-21914851819757677472008-10-27T13:13:00.000-07:002008-10-27T13:13:00.000-07:00Lydia: Not a bad bet these days, I'm afraid.Wesley J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087063614354714652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-72185424110906981262008-10-27T12:40:00.000-07:002008-10-27T12:40:00.000-07:00I notice the usual switcheroo. Now it is "playing God" to _refuse_ somebody a lethal prescription. I guess he thinks that if he says something that ridiculous, people will accept it.Lydia McGrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-59235611595841819612008-10-27T10:15:00.000-07:002008-10-27T10:15:00.000-07:00Nor should they beyond the most general when consulting with patients. That is what referrals are for.<BR/><BR/>But these doctors are there to help cause death. That's not medical practice.<BR/><BR/>A dermatologist could prescribe lethally for a cancer patient, a neurologist for a patient with bipolor disease--even they are utterly incompetent to provide treatment for these conditions.Wesley J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087063614354714652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381465.post-80505472810570123882008-10-27T10:08:00.000-07:002008-10-27T10:08:00.000-07:00Uhg. Most doctors that I have come into contact with won't even comment on something outside thier specialty.the.joyful.onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698861729523585015noreply@blogger.com