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From: 45223wc@mtuxo.UUCP (w.cambre)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Medical Licenses
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 14:37:59 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 17 14:37:59 1985
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Why would someone want to go to an unlicensed praticioner?  I can tell
you one reason.  To get a license, one has to attend umpteen years
of school and medical school.  Some of us don't like what US medical
schools do to practicioners and would therefore much prefer to use
say a 'lay' midwife.  But a lay midwife can't get a license in this state.
So you see, licenses are used to force people to go to an
authorized dealership to get medical care, and the authorizers are all
strongly related to the AMA.  Sounds like a violation of antitrust
laws to me.