Law needed to address medical disputes

SEVERAL DOCTORS IN SICHUAN PROVINCE have complained via micro blogs that one of their colleagues, Zhou Xiaohui, committed suicide after becoming embroiled in a dispute with a patient, who was demanding high compensation and disturbing his normal life. However, the hospital where Zhou worked said it was not sure why he committed suicide. Comments:

Some doctors or patients who feel bullied in medical accidents have chosen to file lawsuits, but their cases are often rejected because there is no specific law concerning the medical profession. We need a specific law first and we call for the legislature to draft one so as to prevent more tragedies.

Lanzhou Daily, April 2