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Ron Kind: “If someone is in the business of making medical decisions that affect the health, welfare and lives of patients, that…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2001
If someone is in the business of making medical decisions that affect the health, welfare and lives of patients, that individual should be held to the same standard of responsibility as anyone else involved in that process, period. No exceptions. No carve-outs. No special treatments based on political contributions made in this place. That is what is at stake at the end of today's debate. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to reject the Norwood special treatment amendment and instead pass a fair Patients' Bill of Rights.
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the importance of accountability in medical decision-making during a debate on the Patients' Bill of Rights.

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