Florida Matters: Docs vs. Glocks: Patient Privacy and Free Speech (September 27, 2011)

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Docs vs. Glocks: Patient Privacy and Free Speech

When a doctor’s right to free speech conflicts with a patient’s right to privacy, who wins? A controversial new law seeks to restrict what doctors can say to their patients about firearms.

We talk to a Lake County family denied service because they refused to answer questions about guns in their home. Also, doctors on both sides of debate the issue.

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Dr. David Hemenway, Director, Harvard Injury Control Research Center

Dr. Judy Schaechter, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Timothy Wheeler, Director, Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership

Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State University

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Doctors & Gun Safety

Submitted by Cynthia Tickell on September 27, 2011.

Why isn't anyone addressing the initial doctor's failure to communicate?

All doctors could simply address the issue of dangers (pools, guns, medications, poisons) by saying, "Whether or not you have a gun, pool, pond, any body of water, poisons or medication in your home, I would like to go over some safety issues that you should consider to protect your child in your home, a family member's home or the home of a friend or neighbor..."