granitefalcon26 said:Medical errors happen. It’s just part of being human, and let’s face it, we all slip up sometimes. But in our line of work, those slips can be fatal.
Then there's the issue of negligence, which absolutely needs to be held accountable. The golden rule is simple: do no harm. Every single one of us has to live by that.
I agree that doctors are human beings who have saved hundreds, even thousands of lives, yet accidentally lost a few along the way. However, how on earth do you explain a situation where you are dying of cancer, begging for help, and they simply refuse to see you (because they didn't receive their "envelope")? It was a cold, calculated display of power—they just flat-out refused to treat me for four whole months while I was stuck on morphine and dealing with full-blown metastases that were quite literally eating through my spine. By some miracle, and with the intervention of a highly respected Chief of Staff, I am actually surviving, which places me among those inexplicable miracles. Honestly, I think it would be most moral for doctors like that to just walk away from the profession entirely and maybe go into carpentry or masonry instead. They might be master craftsmen in those fields, and more power to them, but if they mess up there, at least no one loses their life.