Doctors are professionals who specialize in taking care of patients. They understand a lot about health and illness because they spend their entire day treating patients with medical problems. They spend years mastering the science, art, craft and practice of medicine. Logically, one would think that doctors would be the right people to make decisions about the laws and policies which should be drafted by the government in order to make sure that patients get the right medical treatment.
Sadly, this no longer seems to be the case today . Part of the problem is that the medical profession is no longer held in high regard, and doctors are seen as being corrupt and commercial. Consequently, they no longer seem to have any influence over health policy decision-making in this country anymore, which is tragic. The general perception is that doctors can't be trusted , and even though…
