Doctors And Manslaughter
There r many checks and balances in modern day medicine. When a physician orders a drug, pharmacist checks and approves it. Then medicine is sent to patient’s nurse. She has to check with another nurse to confirm it’s the right medication, pt is not allergic to it and dose and time r correct. If a mistake happens then it’s not physician alone who’s responsible. It follows a long and arduous legal examination. During surgery a similar process is taken place before surgeon’s scalpel touches the skin. If a mistake happens during surgery like hand slip or sudden instrumt malfunction etc, then it’s considered a human error just like anything else. However if there’s a predispositing factor like surgeon was drunk, had tremors, then manslaughter law will be applied. Very rare, in last 200 yrs, 80 charges of manslaughter against physicians only. (UK stats) I didn’t understand how diyat will matter in a secular state? It’ll be according to the law of the concerned state that’ll decide how much compensation be given to the family.