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Jim McDermott: Making a decision about somebody in Florida on a breathing machine when you haven't seen the patient is malpractice, and…

On the recordOctober 26, 2011
Making a decision about somebody in Florida on a breathing machine when you haven't seen the patient is malpractice, and it is unethical.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott criticizes unethical medical decisions made without patient examination.

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