[Lou Budvis]

It is absurd to think 99.99% of peditricians would even consider performing an unnecessary surgery on a child. Apart from the ethics, from a business standpoint, why would a doctor risk putting a child under anathesia and performing surgery for no reason, when if something goes wrong the doctor is looking at multi-million dollar lawsuit? A jury would break a calculator coming up with an award in such a case.

[Aria]

You know who would find zero’s comment about unnecessary tonsil removals appealing? The victim class - who perpetually blame people they feel have more power for everything that’s wrong in their life. This is like blaming “the man” rather then trying to be in charge of your own life.

Of course the truth of it is that the doctors who are out for a profit motive are the baby murderers like Tiller the Killer.

[Marty62]

Your right. I had an Anestegiologist tell me it was VERY dangerous to put small children under.

[MozarkDawg]

That charge is so outrageous for 0bama to have made! Not just pedi-docs, ANY physician, surgery is the last option. As you say, the risk of trouble, death is there each and every time under GA, there is no doctor willing to chance his license and jail time ordering up a surgery just to pad the bank account. To have him stand there and launch that with a tone that made it look as though it is common knowledge, why EVERY doctor just runs you through the operating room to afford his mansion ... makes my blood boil.

How long, do you think, before one of these presstitutes, talking-head show guys points out the the pediatrician who recommends a tonsillectomy doesn't actually do it, a surgeon does? And the fees for said surgery include paying the anesthesiologist, the OR nurses, the use of the operating room, equipment, pre- and post-op staff, etc., etc., etc.??