Posted on 09/06/2021 11:46:20 AM PDT by NoLibZone
The wife of a hospitalized and intubated COVID-19 patient cannot force UC West Chester Hospital to continue treating her husband with ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medication with no proven effectiveness against the novel coronavirus, a judge ruled Monday morning.
“While this court is sympathetic to the plaintiff and understands the idea of wanting to do anything to help her loved one, public policy should not and does not support allowing a physician to ‘try’ any type of treatment on human beings,” wrote Judge Michael Oster in his ruling.
Julie Smith, whose husband Jeff Smith has been hospitalized in intensive care since July 15, sought an injunction against UC West Chester Hospital after it refused to administer the medication despite a prescription from an outside doctor.
The doctor in question, Dr. Fred Wagshul, had not seen Smith in person at the time of the prescription, did not know Smith’s medical history and does not have privileges at West Chester Hospital.
But the prescription "gave me hope that there was something we could try," Julie Smith said. "I didn't want to just sit there and let him die."
The politicians are against Americans. The military leaders are against Americans. Most of the court systems are against Americans. We are SOL.
No proven effectiveness?? This political bs has got to stop
Https://search.nih.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=nih&query=ivermectin&commit=Search
What a jerk.
An arbitrary and capricious ruling by a tyrant in black robes.
Wha?? Doctors “try” stuff on patients all the time.
We’ve got people right here on free Republic trying to tell us it doesn’t work, it’s ridiculous isn’t it?
Is “Right to Try” still in effect? Did Biden undo that?
Insane. So it’s better public policy to just let them die?
We are non-people to the Left
Court is in session on LABOR DAY????
“Any type” does not apply to treatment that is data-supported. This is pure insanity. I would charge this judge with murder if the patient dies as a result of this ruling.
Yes, we are. And that means watch your back when around them and treat them accordingly.
EVERY SINGLE DOSE OF THE “VACCINES” THEY ARE FORCING ON ALL OF US FALL UNDER THAT DECREE........
Most likely.
There are always judges on duty.
Public policy has no Constitutional or other legal authority to interfere in the patient-doctor realationship, you black-robed nitwit!
I believe the term is “practicing medicine”.
It’s an evolving “science”.
Here is a meta analysis of 63 Ivermectin studies:
According to the studies, it is best if used as a prophylactic (86%), next comes early treatment (69%) and lastly later treatment(40%)
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