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What Would You have The Doctor Do, Patient ?

Dr. Herbert H. Nehrlich   (20 April 2007)

What Would You have The Doctor Do, Patient ? 20 April 2007
Dr. Herbert H. Nehrlich, Private Practice Bribie Island, Australia 4507 Send response to journal: Re: What Would You have The Doctor Do, Patient ?	Dr. Sokol's comments are a sign of the times, methinks. "The principle of respect for autonomy—still gathering moral weight since its modern birth in the 1960s—seems to be constraining doctors' decision making to such an extent that they are no longer sure if they know what is best for patients...." Such a refreshing thing to know that it is doctors who know what is best for the patients. I hadn't noticed. As the French say, celà suffit or the Germans, Jetzt langt's. Competing interests: None declared