Posted by Dr. Bob on September 27, 2001, at 23:13:33
In reply to Re: the crux of the issue? » Dr. Bob, posted by SLS on September 25, 2001, at 0:50:19
> The crux of the issue as I see it is whether or not to allow the posting of messages within which someone has *recommended* to someone else:
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> 1. that they initiate a change in their treatment regime outside the milieu of the doctor-patient relationship, regardless of legal issues.
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> 2. that they take a drug that is not approved by the FDA.The issue there is self-medication, which is now addressed in the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#decide
Posts like that are allowed, though suggesting would be preferred to recommending.
> 3. a source from which one may procure FDA-approved medications without the requirement of a prescription.
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> 4. a source from which one may procure medications that have not been approved by the FDA, with or without a prescription.That's what we've been discussing here...
> 5. a course of action that is known to medicine as being injurious.
If that's a likely outcome, then that's just not supportive.
> The crux of the issue is whether or not a line should be drawn separating that which one may and may not recommend to another or provide as information, and to use this criteria to allow or disallow individual posts. That's what we are talking about here, right?
About whether to draw a line regarding this issue and, if so, where, yes.
> the status of a medical alternative be illegal is not sufficient for me not to suggest it to others or pursue it myself.
You may suggest the alternative to others, and of course you may pursue it yourself, but the new policy (see below) is that you may not use this site to help others to obtain it.
Bob
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