Re: BMJ article. 1/3/08 Hero to Zero

March 13, 2008

It's probably believed to be OK because the GMC decision is being taken

by " experts " in other words people who are not easily influenced by

others, like jurors are believed to be. If Hero to Zero is the headline

then there's an extraordinary amount of personal hatred behind it. It

probably won't influence the GMC -- the medical defence union is

spending a fortune defending him and they will go to the High Court to

challenge a decision if it isn't very soundly based. Still it is odd to

publish such a personal attack. Why don't you write and say so as mildly

as you can

Sally

jillykumar wrote:

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> I don't know if anyone has seen this article written by Micheal

> Fitzpatrick (again!) It worries me why the BMJ only ever publish

> articles related to autism by this man. Don't they know anyone else?

> If the case against Dr Wakefielsd was in a legal high court I think

> this would be considered prejudicial/contempt or something like that.

> (I'm not a lawyer-sorry) Why is it ok for a GMC hearing ? Anyway it

> really concerns me that articles like this are being read by and

> influencing such a large number of doctors. Autism researchers are

> going to be intimidated by this sort of " journalism "

>

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