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Can anti-vaxers be sued for medical malpractice?
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Vaccine stuff has been in the news lately.
It occurred to me that telling people not to get vaccinated could constitute medical advice.
Here is my question: if someone tells you not to get vaccinated, and then you get really sick with something you could have been vaccinated against: can you sue them?
If so: why do I keep hearing about "anti-vax communities" and "anti-vax propaganda"? Why haven't these people been sued out of existence?
(this does not affect me personally; I have been vaccinated and I am not sick)
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Vaccine stuff has been in the news lately.
It occurred to me that telling people not to get vaccinated could constitute medical advice.
Here is my question: if someone tells you not to get vaccinated, and then you get really sick with something you could have been vaccinated against: can you sue them?
If so: why do I keep hearing about "anti-vax communities" and "anti-vax propaganda"? Why haven't these people been sued out of existence?
(this does not affect me personally; I have been vaccinated and I am not sick)
medical
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Vaccine stuff has been in the news lately.
It occurred to me that telling people not to get vaccinated could constitute medical advice.
Here is my question: if someone tells you not to get vaccinated, and then you get really sick with something you could have been vaccinated against: can you sue them?
If so: why do I keep hearing about "anti-vax communities" and "anti-vax propaganda"? Why haven't these people been sued out of existence?
(this does not affect me personally; I have been vaccinated and I am not sick)
medical
asked 1 hour ago
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Vaccine stuff has been in the news lately.
It occurred to me that telling people not to get vaccinated could constitute medical advice.
Here is my question: if someone tells you not to get vaccinated, and then you get really sick with something you could have been vaccinated against: can you sue them?
If so: why do I keep hearing about "anti-vax communities" and "anti-vax propaganda"? Why haven't these people been sued out of existence?
(this does not affect me personally; I have been vaccinated and I am not sick)
medical
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No, you can't sue them because you made the choice. If they forced you to do something and you are harmed, you can sue then.
Stating an opinion is free speech, even if the opinion is wrong.
Malpractice is when a doctor messes up. If the person giving you advice is not a doctor, he or she is not licensed to practice and therefore can not commit malpractice since he or she was never authorized to practice.
Here is an overview of what normally constitutes malpractice: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/medical-malpractice-basics-29855.html
A doctor-patient relationship existed. You must show that you had a physician-patient relationship with the doctor you are suing -- this means you hired the doctor and the doctor agreed to be hired.
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No, you can't sue them because you made the choice. If they forced you to do something and you are harmed, you can sue then.
Stating an opinion is free speech, even if the opinion is wrong.
Malpractice is when a doctor messes up. If the person giving you advice is not a doctor, he or she is not licensed to practice and therefore can not commit malpractice since he or she was never authorized to practice.
Here is an overview of what normally constitutes malpractice: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/medical-malpractice-basics-29855.html
A doctor-patient relationship existed. You must show that you had a physician-patient relationship with the doctor you are suing -- this means you hired the doctor and the doctor agreed to be hired.
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No, you can't sue them because you made the choice. If they forced you to do something and you are harmed, you can sue then.
Stating an opinion is free speech, even if the opinion is wrong.
Malpractice is when a doctor messes up. If the person giving you advice is not a doctor, he or she is not licensed to practice and therefore can not commit malpractice since he or she was never authorized to practice.
Here is an overview of what normally constitutes malpractice: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/medical-malpractice-basics-29855.html
A doctor-patient relationship existed. You must show that you had a physician-patient relationship with the doctor you are suing -- this means you hired the doctor and the doctor agreed to be hired.
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No, you can't sue them because you made the choice. If they forced you to do something and you are harmed, you can sue then.
Stating an opinion is free speech, even if the opinion is wrong.
Malpractice is when a doctor messes up. If the person giving you advice is not a doctor, he or she is not licensed to practice and therefore can not commit malpractice since he or she was never authorized to practice.
Here is an overview of what normally constitutes malpractice: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/medical-malpractice-basics-29855.html
A doctor-patient relationship existed. You must show that you had a physician-patient relationship with the doctor you are suing -- this means you hired the doctor and the doctor agreed to be hired.
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No, you can't sue them because you made the choice. If they forced you to do something and you are harmed, you can sue then.
Stating an opinion is free speech, even if the opinion is wrong.
Malpractice is when a doctor messes up. If the person giving you advice is not a doctor, he or she is not licensed to practice and therefore can not commit malpractice since he or she was never authorized to practice.
Here is an overview of what normally constitutes malpractice: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/medical-malpractice-basics-29855.html
A doctor-patient relationship existed. You must show that you had a physician-patient relationship with the doctor you are suing -- this means you hired the doctor and the doctor agreed to be hired.
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