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" Yes, there are bad doctors. But most of us work hard, long hours to take care of the sick. It is 10:33PM and I am still working my 15th hour today. Should I be sued for a mistake? Sure. But does it have to ruin my career and family when a mistake occurs? I'm asking for fairness. I'm asking for control over some people trying to hit the lottery everytime they visit their doctor. "

" PART 2 - It must be decided, if we are going to remedy this crisis, or at least slow it down, if this liberal inference of evidence should be abandoned or modified. In the wake of the ongoing failure to correct the problem, we should reconsider the evidence that is required to initiate a malpractice charge and demand stricter proof - perhaps at minimum to a preponderance of the evidence. just a suggestion from a common sense perspective. Continued efforts along the same vein will, like before, prove to be a waste of time. "

" Thjs medical malpractrice debacle has once again reared its ugly head. And, for the life of everyone, nowhere can anyone discover a solution. This time, the trial lawyers are on the offensive. Of course, all in the name of the victims. Sure. Yet in 1995 medical malpractice tort reform was attempted, again just recently, and both times these flawed remedies have failed to resolve the problem. I think it's key to take notice that five concerns make up this malpractice crisis: The medical/health care complex itself. insurance companies, lawyers, the abusive malpractice litigant, and the law itself. The later two serve for a great place to start for an immediate slow down in the problems brought on by this crisis. The law is so lax that it creates an environment that invites the abuse. In Illinois, the REP IPSA LOQUITOR standard is used. This is nothing more than circumstantial evidence meaning that nothing more than the immediate evidence at hand, without further investigation will suggest negligence. "

" Dear "Doctors", do you really believe that there will be NO doctors if we continue to let people who suffer at the hands of careless doctors be able to sue medical professionals? Just out of curiosity, did you know that Illinois actually ADDED doctors during the "medical malpractice" crisis of the last few years. I take it that if you or a loved one suffers medical malpractice you will simply shrug it off. Oh, and based on your logic, the family of the woman who died on the floor of the hospital shouldn't sue because they will cause doctors to leave that state. Go ahead and say that with a straight face. "

" Most doctors are good doctors, especially the doctors that we have in this area. We need to be thankful for this and stand up and fight against these trial lawyers who are raising the cost of medical care by trying to make money off of suing doctors. We will have NO doctors to care for us because they can all pack up and leave Illinois. We will be left with awful medical care and having to pay twice as much for it. Call your congressmen and show your support for our doctors and hospitals so we all don't end up with hospitals like the one that just let a woman die on thier floor. "

" Yeah, ignore out of control pharmacy costs that are well in excess of R&D, ignore massive, excessive executive salaries and profits at insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms, and hospitals, ignore wasteful spending, and go after the victims of medical malpractice. Yeah, that's they're real humanitarians and great at fiscal policy, too! "