New Evidence on Main Cause of Cerebral Palsy (Edwards will have to find a new gravy train)

New York Times ^ | 11/2/04 | NICHOLAS BAKALAR

[jalisco555]

For decades obstetricians have been vilified and sued for birth outcomes over which they had no control. John Edwards got rich suing doctors to destruction over just this issue. Does anyone here think he will have the grace to apologize to his victims?

[Only1choice____Freedom]

I smell REFUND!!!

Really?

No, not really.

[jocon307]

"Does anyone here think he will have the grace to apologize to his victims?"

Last I heard he was promising to keep up the rage, so I wouldn't hold my breath. Well, I'm sorry for his wife, she's the one who needs a doctor now.

[Grampa Dave]

Time for the doctors to sue EdWeirds and collect back money.

Maybe they can sue dumb jurors and left wing judges for allowing this legal abortion to happen.

[jalisco555]

A new study undermines the long-held belief among obstetricians that oxygen deprivation, or hypoxia, is the main cause of cerebral palsy in premature infants.

This sentence is inaccurate. For a long time many obstetricians have questioned whether there is a link between hypoxia and cerebral palsy. This scientific doubt never stopped Edwards and his parasitic brethren from extorting millions from the health care system and ruining the careers of fine doctors. This reptiles's disreputable past is one of the many stories the MSM neglected to report.

[donnab]

hmmmmmmm wonders if all those doctors can now turn around and sue Edwards? wouldnt that be nice.

[FredZarguna]

In the first place, I thought hypoxia as a cause was controversial, not a "long held belief." In the second place, since when has science ever mattered to the plaintiff's bar? The evidence on silicon implants was overwhelming, and that didn't stop an overall settlement in the billions.

[samtheman]

One of the big disappointments in the Bush campaign was the absolute pass they gave Edwards on this issue.

It is crystal clear that he used junk science to bilk millions from innocent doctors and hospitals while causing the number of c-section births to increase dramatically.

Edwards has the morality of a New Jersey mafia construction-site boss.

The Main Stream Media gave him a pass on all this. Which is no suprise.

But so did the GOP. Which was a heartbreaking disappointment.

We won. That's great. But we left a lot of important things unsaid. And that's not great.

[smonk]

Next up : unhappiness is caused by incompetent doctors at birth.

[jalisco555]

A clever lawyer with a convincing rent-an-expert can work wonders with a gullible jury, despite the abscence of scientific evidence. I sure hope Bush tackles the issue of tort reform in a meaningful way.

[JusPasenThru]

Give W a chance. I think he didn't want to have to waste airtime on whether Edwards is guilty of junk science. That would have played into Edwards' hands. After all, Edwards has plenty of experience misleading the public on this issue.

OTOH, the trial lawyers are now clearly in Bush's (metaphorical) gunsites.

[FredZarguna]

If Bush wants to really create jobs, he needs to get tax and tort reform going, and to decrease the size of the Federal Register. These are proven drags on the economy and productivity.

[FredZarguna]

Plaintiff Attorney: "The first thing my client saw when he emerged into this world was a fat, ugly obstetrician. He's never been able to adjust as a result."

[red flanker]

How dare people embarrass me with this news? Especially at a time I am fighting for my wife, by suing the life out of the cause of her breast cancer: Wendy's Milk Shake

[Taliesan]

It doesn't matter what studies say. Dead children speak for themselves (paedia ipsa locquature, I think) and use the voices of trial lawyers to channel their cries.

Oh, I almost forgot, malpractice reform is a sham, according to lawyers on FreeRepublic.

[Clara Lou]

Time for the doctors to sue EdWeirds and collect back money.
Yes. I guess that baby Edwards was talking about wasn't crying "let me out!" after all, was it?

[Born Conservative]

Ping

[samtheman]

C'mon. You think Edwards is a good persuader? You think he would have turned charges against himself back on his accusers in some clever or adroit way?

He might be good in a courtroom (though how that is doesn't come across the tv screen, at least not to me), but he's definitely not good in a campaign. Look how the press ignored him. Look how the Kerry people low-profiled him.

No, I think Rove took a calculated risk to let those two leftist scumbags off the hook on 95% of their scurrilous (and in Kerry's case, criminal) behavior on the risky proposition that "he who campaigns nicest campaigns best".

We had a great victory, and I'm extremely grateful for it, but I don't think it hurts to ask questions about methodology and campaign tactics.

I am of the opinion that by "playing it safe" Rove not only unnecessarily risked allowing those two leftist scumbags to win the election but that he also forfeited a landslide.

If the GOP had aggressively outed those two losers, Bush would have gotten 55-60% of the vote.

[elbucko]

For decades obstetricians have been vilified and sued for birth outcomes over which they had no control.

Respectfully, I beg to differ. It would now seem that they were being sued for missing the presence of infection during pregnancy. Medicine has overconfidently dismissed many infectious causes of conditions to their own peril. While I do not condone the practices of attorneys like Edwards, I don't condone the casual attitude of many medical professionals as well. In short, the Dr. Edward Jenners', of smallpox fame, are not to be seen at your local medical center.

[spodefly]

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