[Secret Agent Man]

This I don’t doubt.

But it can’t be an excuse for iatrogenic deaths.

[Oystir]

it’s malpractice, not criminal.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Unless the perpetrator actually intended to kill the patient, then you're talking about mistakes. And since a mistake is something you never intended to do in the first place, how is putting someone in jail going to prevent future mistakes from happening?,

You can sue the hell out of everyone involved, and the medical professional can lose their license. But criminal sanctions are going to make patients less safe in the end as the professionals now are incentivized to cover up rather than disclose immediately any mistakes.