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jberryhill

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11. Yes I understand that

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:51 AM

Sep 2012

The point being, there are circumstances, written into the Comstitution, guaranteeing a right to the services of a lawyer.

There are no circumstances under which the Constitution guarantees the government to furnish you with a clergyman or a doctor.

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Which occupation best controls malpractice? [View all] jberryhill Sep 2012 OP

The government insures the right to exercise your religion. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #1

The government is not required to supply you a priest, though jberryhill Sep 2012 #3

You only get a lawyer in certain kinds of cases. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #10

Yes I understand that jberryhill Sep 2012 #11

While not constitutional, you are guaranteed a physician if you visit an ER - EMTALA law. cbayer Sep 2012 #15

But the First Amendment entitles you to freedom of religion which means it guarantees you the JDPriestly Sep 2012 #25

I am not sure what this post is trying to say? edhopper Sep 2012 #2

Sometimes a post is not trying to "say" but to "ask" jberryhill Sep 2012 #4

If you could define what you think clerical malpractice would be edhopper Sep 2012 #6

One easy target jberryhill Sep 2012 #12

I can see that edhopper Sep 2012 #14

Probably doctors, since the results of their errors are often immediate and fatal. dimbear Sep 2012 #5

Most of the malpractice cases against doctors happen to a few with Leontius Sep 2012 #7

Agreed. Certain specialties are very vulnerable. Obstetrics, for instance. dimbear Sep 2012 #8

Many suits are frivolous and getting sued is not a meaningful marker of one's practice. cbayer Sep 2012 #9

I'd like to see relative rates between doctors and lawyers jberryhill Sep 2012 #13

I think it might behoove you to do some actual research and bring the data back cbayer Sep 2012 #16

I think if you honestly read what I wrote jberryhill Sep 2012 #17

But this is a poll on what others assume and not really a request for data. cbayer Sep 2012 #18

Naw, I really don't know... jberryhill Sep 2012 #21

As it is most likely an apples to oranges to pineapples comparison, it may not cbayer Sep 2012 #23

Similarly, I get really annoyed when I raise a question or a point Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #19

Each state separately oversees it's medical licensure program, so it may be very hard cbayer Sep 2012 #20

You could look at clergy two ways jberryhill Sep 2012 #22

I think there is a lot of area in between those two. cbayer Sep 2012 #24