Introduction
Many children today inspire to become a doctor, yet these same doctors are also responsible for the deaths of many Canadians through medical malpractice and negligent acts (McIver & Wyndham, 2013). In addition, with the recent developments of the Carter v. Canada case, the court now allows physicians to administer lethal doses with approval from the provincial state by suspending the current prohibition on assisted suicide (2015). Luckily before this case though, not just in Canada, many juries have decided to reject the law and acquit the accused, the doctor, especially in cases of euthanasia and abortion despite evidence showing that they are guilty (R. v. Morgentaler, 1988)
It is also interesting to analyze the dynamics that exists between doctors and their patients as doctors owe a duty of care towards their patients (Bryden, 2011), unlike other professionals such as Real Estate agents who owe their …show more content…
To answer this research question, this paper will be looking specifically at the causal factors which the patient factors in when they elect not to file a claim against their negligent doctor. To find these casual factors, the research will first study and analyze the literature review to help define the terms with incorporating ideals from Stein’s theory (2012). Then I will construct an exploratory qualitative style research and one-on-one interview to provide further explanation for why people are hesitating to file a lawsuit against their negligent doctor. The results of this paper will hopefully better aid in the understanding of why doctors are seldom criminally charge and is hoping that the results will yield positive data so that it can be used to help legislators implement future policy change to protect vulnerable
Many children today inspire to become a doctor, yet these same doctors are also responsible for the deaths of many Canadians through medical malpractice and negligent acts (McIver & Wyndham, 2013). In addition, with the recent developments of the Carter v. Canada case, the court now allows physicians to administer lethal doses with approval from the provincial state by suspending the current prohibition on assisted suicide (2015). Luckily before this case though, not just in Canada, many juries have decided to reject the law and acquit the accused, the doctor, especially in cases of euthanasia and abortion despite evidence showing that they are guilty (R. v. Morgentaler, 1988)
It is also interesting to analyze the dynamics that exists between doctors and their patients as doctors owe a duty of care towards their patients (Bryden, 2011), unlike other professionals such as Real Estate agents who owe their …show more content…
To answer this research question, this paper will be looking specifically at the causal factors which the patient factors in when they elect not to file a claim against their negligent doctor. To find these casual factors, the research will first study and analyze the literature review to help define the terms with incorporating ideals from Stein’s theory (2012). Then I will construct an exploratory qualitative style research and one-on-one interview to provide further explanation for why people are hesitating to file a lawsuit against their negligent doctor. The results of this paper will hopefully better aid in the understanding of why doctors are seldom criminally charge and is hoping that the results will yield positive data so that it can be used to help legislators implement future policy change to protect vulnerable