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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
for a few reasons. One is because the insurance they have to pay is so high to stay in practice is insane because of the lawsuits that some have had against them make it a very tough job. Another reason is that it is a direct dig on Edwards who is a lawyer that made his hundreds of millions from frivolus lawsuits of OBGYN's and later on the lawsuits that he won were found to be won on a falsity and that the entire argument that he used was false an that the problems the children had was in no part due to the doctors.
Just to be balanced, I'd like to point out that it's widely acknowledged that Edwards' legal argument was based on the best medical information at the time (Until recently, asphyxia was believed to be the main cause of cerebral palsy, and this was attributed to poor treatment on the doctor's behalf... in all actuality, this accounts for 10% cerebral palsy cases), and that it took over a decade before this new medical knowledge came out. It wasn't as if he had argued this fact on the known pretense that he was deceiving the jury, but medicine had advanced and we now know better...
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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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you guys are getting off topic
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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Grifter
you guys are getting off topic
Back on topic:

That was hella funny, and shows that in America, if you have enough money, anyone's dream can come true, including becoming the President
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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Epoch
Back on topic:

That was hella funny, and shows that in America, if you have enough money, anyone's dream can come true, including becoming the President

either president that wins is buying their way into the white house.
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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Epoch
Just to be balanced, I'd like to point out that it's widely acknowledged that Edwards' legal argument was based on the best medical information at the time (Until recently, asphyxia was believed to be the main cause of cerebral palsy, and this was attributed to poor treatment on the doctor's behalf... in all actuality, this accounts for 10% cerebral palsy cases), and that it took over a decade before this new medical knowledge came out. It wasn't as if he had argued this fact on the known pretense that he was deceiving the jury, but medicine had advanced and we now know better...

That is fine. Either way, Edwards made insurance premiums for OBGYN's skyrocket because of these lawsuits. He also is a multi millionaire and like Kerry has more money than Bush. Yet both Kerry and Edwards say they are in touch with the common man. Yeah right

I guess that's why Kerry said that the Heart of America is in Hollywood :chuckles:
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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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im in desperate need of a vagina :sad:
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