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Fri Jan 27, 2012 at 10:31 AM PST

Rick Santorum wants to limit medical malpractice payments, except for his own family

by Joan McCarterFollow

Rick Santorum probably shouldn't be preaching about tort reform. (Bryan Snyder/Reuters)
Isn't the whole idea of "do as I say, not as I do" in the Bible? For a devout Catholic like Rick Santorum, it should be one of the key tenets for life. But he's also a Republican, so it's not. Santorum is pushing a cap on medical malpractice awards in his campaign, and in fact had legislation to do so when in office
But Santorum testified in support of his wife when she filed a medical malpractice suit in 1999 that sought $500,000, twice the cap in his original legislative proposal. Karen Santorum claimed that a Fairfax chiropractor had left her with a permanent back injury that probably would result in a lifetime of pain medication and restricted mobility. [...]

Although the lawsuit did not seek a specific figure for pain and suffering, the former senator testified in the case about the emotional and physical toll on his wife and how that justified a sizable monetary award, transcripts show. The judge in the case also made clear that the majority of the $350,000 the jury awarded the family was largely for unspecific losses and pain and suffering, which he concluded was “excessive.”

The Bible has a lot to say about hypocrites, too.

Originally posted to Joan McCarter on Fri Jan 27, 2012 at 10:31 AM PST.

Also republished by Daily Kos.

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