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so a professional medical worker is not privy to the specialized guidelines that they need to operate under, don't have unique knowledge of their patients, and the effects of treatment on them?
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Well, a professional in the medical field is privy to information that the general public is not, and they understand the legal and ethical framework such organizations are bound to work within, while the general public is not. So given the privilege of information, understanding, and unique access to the individuals who have been harmed, and the obligation of protecting their patients interests, I would say the moral and professional obligation is clear
There is no reason to think that the people who complained to PP were still patients of Gosnell, so reporting would not protect their patients interests.
I am more than open to criticism on the point, but the above isn't criticism. It's some strange statement about medical professionals not understanding how to conduct themselves as medical professionals. A notion we can clearly dismiss as silly
Part of being professional is not making statements you can't corroborate. For example, if all it takes is uncorroborated claims, then one medical office could harass the competition by filing nebulous and unsupportable complaints. PP encouraged it's patients to file reports. It's obligations were fulfilled by that. Taking action on their own, when their patients actions showed that they did not want their experiences reported, would not be professional.