I generally respect and like this administration. They have this one wrong. I generally dislike the trial lawyers, but they may have this one right. White House and Senate Hit Impasse on Patients' Rights

In June last year, by a vote of 59 to 36, the Senate passed a bill that would establish a wide variety of patients' rights for more than 200 million Americans. Patients could file suit, in federal or state court, to enforce their rights and could win damages for certain injuries. President Bush had threatened to veto the Senate measure, but supported a bill passed by the House last August. The House bill would provide patients with a much more limited right to sue.