Another Congressman Made False Schiavo Diagnosis
By on Jun 15th, 2005 at 12:46 pm
Another Congressman Made False Schiavo Diagnosis
Now that we know Terri Schiavo was blind, it’s worth noting that Sen. Frist wasn’t the only member of Congress with a medical degree to claim she was responding to visual stimuli. Here’s Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL):
“That woman is not in a vegetative state,” he said this week, challenging media reports that claimed she was. “She responds to verbal stimuli, she attempts to vocalize, she tracks with her eyes, she emotes, she attempts to kiss her father.”
“As a doctor,” Weldon said, “I would never pull her tube out.”
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does anyone know if this kind of things is grounds for revoking your medical license?
June 15th, 2005 at 12:57 pmI Bet You All Feel Stupid Now...
So the results of Terri Schiavo’s autopsy are out now...
Proving that Michael Schiavo was right for fulfilling his dying wife’s wishes, and that people like Sen. Frist, and Congressman DeLay need to keep their mouth’s shut. Oh, a...
June 15th, 2005 at 1:00 pmThat is why they call it the "practice" of medicine. Some physicians never get it right no matter how long they are involved and its always practice, never perfect.
June 15th, 2005 at 1:27 pmmaking a medical diagnoses from an hours worth of video is not the brightest move. Maybe thats why there in politics, then they don't have to be accountable.
June 15th, 2005 at 1:30 pmso should frist and weldon be arrested for medical malpractice? seems so to me
June 15th, 2005 at 2:12 pmLet's pressure the AMA to issue "good practice guidelines" that include revocation of a medical license if a physician does something like "diagnosing" a patient from a video clip.
June 15th, 2005 at 2:56 pmNever doubted for one moment that Terri was braindead...And I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on T.V.
June 15th, 2005 at 3:54 pmYes, but did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?
June 15th, 2005 at 4:07 pmNo, but Bill Frist and Kurt Weldon obviously did...stay at a Holiday Express, I mean. Since they gave their "diagnosis" from video tape only...
June 15th, 2005 at 7:23 pmDr. Dean can diagnose the Republican party from a videotape! Any Videotape! And the diagnosis is: They ARE braindead! Diagnosis is an art, not a science. Dean has it down!
http://www.petitiononline.com/Dean/petition.html
June 15th, 2005 at 7:51 pmThat piece of crap Weldon is my congressman. Trust me, his Schiavo comment is one of the smarter things he's said. He's nothing short of an abomination.
June 15th, 2005 at 9:38 pmAnd these boneheads are bitching about the cost of malpractice insurance.
June 17th, 2005 at 12:14 amThey are the reason malpractic insurance is so high.
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