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The article “Treat People like Dogs” by Karen Oberthaler is absolutely a very interesting article. The author is telling us to treat people like dogs. Not necessarily like dogs, but in a similar fashion, vets treat their patients.
I agree with the author that health care professionals should not base their decisions and judgment with the fear of getting sued. The health care professionals should not perform expensive and unnecessary tests or procedures on patients just to get away with the possibility of the potential lawsuit from bereaved family members who wants to make sure everything was done right for their beloved family.
The author also talks about involving family in taking important health care decisions. She gives an example of

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