Tuesday, June 21, 2016

America’s civil war on doctors

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I recently weekend saw the movie, Captain America: Civil War.  If you haven’t seen it yet (no spoilers), the United Nations decides that because of civilian fatalities during previous Avenger battles, the world would be safer if all superheroes voluntarily subjugate themselves to the authority of an organized government body.

Sounds good to some of the Avengers; after all, innocent people have died, and maybe some form of supervision will minimize collateral loss.  Captain America, on the other hand, refuses, believing that his own conscience combined with his super-hero skills and training make him more qualified than any external force in deciding how to handle the “bad guys.”

As I watched our brave Avengers criticized and excoriated for the damage that they have ensued on society during their attempts to do good, I couldn’t help but find comparisons to the way that doctors are treated in our current health care system.

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