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higher because suits force doctors and hospitals to practice defensive medicine and do unnecessary tests. “If ... you walk in (an
emergency room) with a headache, what do they do? They order a CAT scan, an MRI, you name it, “ Al- varez said. They do surgery on peo-
ple who may not need it. That’s safer for the doctor, although it’s not safer for the patients. Vice presidential candi-
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ward? C-sections increased from 7 percent of all births to over 30 percent. This is why I call lawyers
“parasites.” C-sections are bad for lots of reasons. They cost much more, they require a longer hospital stay, and they are riskier to the woman. Have the extra C-sections
at least reduced the rate of cerebral palsy? No. Not a bit. Turns out that, in most cases, the lawyers were wrong. They were wrong about
silicone breast implants, too. But they sure aren’t giving the money back. One of the most success-
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