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Editorial
May 22, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
An editorial urges legislatures to enact measures preventing unqualified medical practitioners from endangering lives across the United States, arguing that ridicule alone cannot restrain medical empiricism and that legal force is required.
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OCR Quality
98%
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Full Text
Why (says a late writer) are not some measures taken by legislatures to prevent the lives of so many persons from being destroyed almost every day by the ignorance and presumption of pretenders and unqualified practitioners, who swarm over every part of the United States—to the disgrace of a profession which has for its object the most invaluable of blessings, health and its attendant comforts.
Ridicule may be sufficient to check many absurdities, but it requires the force of law to restrain medical Empiricism.
Ridicule may be sufficient to check many absurdities, but it requires the force of law to restrain medical Empiricism.
What sub-type of article is it?
Science Or Medicine
Legal Reform
What keywords are associated?
Medical Empiricism
Unqualified Practitioners
Legislative Measures
Health Protection
Medical Regulation
What entities or persons were involved?
Legislatures
Pretenders And Unqualified Practitioners
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Regulation Of Unqualified Medical Practitioners
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Legislative Action Against Medical Empiricism
Key Figures
Legislatures
Pretenders And Unqualified Practitioners
Key Arguments
Lives Are Destroyed Daily By Ignorance And Presumption Of Unqualified Practitioners Swarming The United States
This Disgraces The Medical Profession Aimed At Preserving Health
Ridicule Can Check Absurdities But Not Restrain Medical Empiricism
Force Of Law Is Required To Prevent Harm By Pretenders