Sunday, February 20, 2011

Medical Ethics in Wisconsin

Fake medical excuses being handed out by doctors at the Wisconsin demonstrations?

I’m a physician. I take care of patients. Yes indeed, if I were to give a doctor’s note to someone without conducting a proper medical evaluation (however brief), I’d be guilty of improper behavior and ethics and could be brought before the medical licensing board.

However, there’s another name for this: FRAUD. The teachers will use these notes to justify their absences and collect their pay. Both the doctors and the teachers are perpetrating a fraud.

Read the rest at Instapundit.com.

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