In 2022 lawmakers in the U.S. state of California passed legislation which empowered the state medical board to discipline doctors in the state who “disseminate misinformation or disinformation” that contradicts the “contemporary scientific consensus” or is “contrary to the standard of care.” Proponents of the law argue that doctors should be punished for spreading misinformation and that there is clear consensus on certain issues such as that apples contain sugar, measles is caused by a virus, and Down syndrome is caused by a chromosomal abnormality. Opponents argue that the law limits freedom of speech and scientific “consensus” often changes within mere months.
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@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
No
@9M67GR67mos7MO
A doctor should be a trusted professional who adheres to facts and science, instead of their own biased notions based on dated science... or psychology. Cough *JORDAN*cough.
A doctor who's convictions actively harm their patient/ the population they have agreed to protect, they should be stripped of their title - no "slap on the hand" or "sensitivity training".
@9GYP7GF1yr1Y
Doctors are responsible for following the science and not formulating their own opinions regarding health issues.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes, and the doctors should also lose their medical license
@9SBKTTC3mos3MO
It spreads the "how dare you think differently" ideology that can cause humanity to become stagnant in medical findings, or worse yet, backslide.
Some doctors have their own way of thinking about what kind of treatment is the best. It has always been a tradition to follow the ancient way of curing the patient's health. As technology advances year by year, there are more choices for different treatments. I think the doctors should learn about these treatments so they could be professionals in this field of medicine.
@9V3ZDKC2mos2MO
No, only penalize when there was proven harm to a patient - scientific consensus can quickly change and patients should have the right to be allowed to try ANY unconventional ideas, and doctors should be required to disclose that this advice may contradict at the moment, but regardless patients should have a right to try
@9RCH3XQ4mos4MO
It depends on the situation. If they can prove the health advice was unreasonable and caused harm, then yes, they should penalize those doctors. But if the advice was reasonable and did not cause harm, then the doctor should not be penalized. Particularly with rare diseases, there may not BE any scientific consensus and doctors need to be free to discuss alternative treatment options.
@9QZGVST4mos4MO
Doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus, and only be penalized if the advice was proven to harm the patient.
@9QQKXVQ5mos5MO
If they say something that can cause danger to the patient then they should be penalised but the overall consensus isn't always correct and if they feel that they have proper medical experience on why they think this health advice is true and actually helps the patient it shouldn't. It also depends on how big of a consensus they are going against.
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@9H6458512mos12MO
I am unsure as there is a lot of mix ups and constantly changing information as well as weaponisation of science to push agendas
@9G9M53L1yr1Y
yes, but only if they are penalizing the patient for not following. also if they are doing so in their own office.
@9LHLKDC7mos7MO
No, as long as they discuss this advice first with healthcare officials first and have gotten approval.
@9JZV4G6Conservative9mos9MO
It's a hard call. Sometimes off-label finds, help more than items that were set to to fix those ordeals.
@9JBXLXS10mos10MO
Yes, especially when it comes to Autism. In fact every doctor in Autism research should be fired, because it is mostly non-Autistic people.
They often spread the “vaccines cause autism” conspiracy theory and even prescribe gluten and dairy free diets because they say it “helps autism” when it doesn’t when it only helps with co-morbidities like gut issues. On top of recommending ABA therapy, which is abuse, it takes the Autism out of the Autistic, and many Autistics, myself included have ptsd from ABA.
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@9FMR4251yr1Y
Medical boards should ensure that doctors give health advise that is close to universally accepted as true. When there are large discrepancies such as with covid vaccines etc, then they should not.
@9F5KMPV1yr1Y
They should use their medical license and be punished. A doctor spreading medical misinformation jeopardizes the safety of patients.
@9F3YN581yr1Y
Yes, the medical field has advanced rapidly and the doctors are responsible for staying up to date. Failure to do so is a failure to perform their job to the best of their ability for the sake of their patients health care.
@9DZFC5C1yr1Y
Yes, but only if there's no significant or emergimg scientific literature to back up the advice, and there should be robust policies in place to ensure the patient is aware of their options.
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@99KYW5RNew Democratic2yrs2Y
No as long as they don’t stop patients from seeking treatment
@99KVBFJ2yrs2Y
I don’t know what this means
@9L4GGFD8mos8MO
No, and abolish all occupational licensing
Yes, but make sure it's done in a way so that people don't distrust public health officials, and there is opportunity to prevent disinformation and conspiracy.
@9C656B31yr1Y
No, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus. Otherwise, I'll have a second opinion.
@9C4WP961yr1Y
Do not penalize them, instead, create a public and private option for healthcare.
@9BVHZR92yrs2Y
This is an absolutely ridiculous question and should be removed
@9BR97R52yrs2Y
Depends on the type of health issue.
@9B55SJD2yrs2Y
When it endangers the public
@9B4YGKT2yrs2Y
Let the patient sue if it harms them
@99M2LRW2yrs2Y
No, slippery slope, although reasonable review measures and discipline should still apply.
@99L4RQLConservative2yrs2Y
No, if all the information is provided and there is no bias then they should have the option to share
@99KKKB92yrs2Y
Yes, if the advice does serious harm to the patients
@99M4ZMR2yrs2Y
No if the patient should informed the the advice is against the current scientific consensus
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@9HFBY8PNew Democratic12mos12MO
No, because some doctors know naturally healthy remedies that the government doesn't want them to know yet there more helpful than medicine which is made of chemicals
@9ZK3JNS1wk1W
No, if a patient wishes to try it they should be able to, but doctors should be required to disclose that it is contradictory and a doctor should not be allowed to give harmful advice, if proven that the information they gave was harmful and did harm the patient that should be considered a felony.
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