[robroys woman]

The funny thing about “defensive” medicine is it often leaves the patient in worse shape, but at least they can’t sue anybody. Case in point:

I learned in the 80’s that C-Sections were becoming very common. The reason? If a doctor opts not to do one and something serious happens due to complications during birth, they can be sued for not doing a C-section. If they just do a c-section, the chances of complications are significantly reduced, and they get they added bonus of charging you for it.

This means there are a LOT of women going around with c-section scars because the doctor just didn’t want to get sued.

This is about more than just money

[daniel1212]

The funny thing about “defensive” medicine is it often leaves the patient in worse shape, but at least they can’t sue anybody. Case in point: I learned in the 80’s that C-Sections were becoming very common. The reason? If a doctor opts not to do one and something serious happens due to complications during birth, they can be sued for not doing a C-section. If they just do a c-section, the chances of complications are significantly reduced, and they get they added bonus of charging you for it. This means there are a LOT of women going around with c-section scars because the doctor just didn’t want to get sued. This is about more than just money

Indeed.