SHOULD DOCTORS TELL?
LAW AND MEDICINE DIFFER
ol ~ . , London, j an . 14. Should the doctor tell? This question is exciting the medical profession as the result of two recent decisions by judges. .' J
fcir Henry McCardie held that a doctor ought to assist a wife seekin°- a divorce on the ground that her husband was suffering from venereal disease Jn the other ca.se Sir Reginald Bray de* cided against a doctor pleading professional secrecy for not reporting the birth of an infant found murdered. The discussion snows the wide cleavage between doctors, guided by the Medical Defence Union, and k,wvers who believe that the judges ought always to be left to decide.
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Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15308, 23 February 1920, Page 2
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112SHOULD DOCTORS TELL? Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15308, 23 February 1920, Page 2
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