Bush, Congress needs to pass real medical liability reform

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Bush calls for limits on lawsuits

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. -- Surrounded by physicians in a community known for

lawsuits, President Bush on Wednesday launched a campaign for limits on the

money people can win in court. " The United States Congress needs to pass real

medical liability reform this year, " said Bush, appearing on stage in a

notoriously litigious community in Southern Illinois with rows of white-coated

medical workers ...

Jan 5, 2005 Chicago Tribune

 

Translation:

We need to protect those that make campaign contributions to us to keep us

in power from being held liable for the deaths and disbilities that are caused

by the drugs that the FDA doesn't make sure are safe before marketed to the

public so that a jury of the victim's peers as per their constitutional right is

negated when attorneys will no longer be motivated to sue for damage with a

$250,000 cap.