Yes, exactly, I want a doctor who defers to my judgment.
I'm a scientist with significant relevant training.
I know more about my own medical history than any doctor I've met. (it may help to understand that locally that we don't have 'family' doctors and are assigned whichever general practitioner is available to bring the notes up on the screen)
I also confident that I'm a far better judge of my own risk and utility profiles than a doctor is. Who is the best person to decide which of a choice of treatments is right, given the costs and benefits? I believe a doctor shouldn't be (unilaterally) deciding that for me.
Even if those things did not apply to me, I would still want a doctor to advise me and then respect my judgment.
> I'm a scientist with significant relevant training.
That's nice and all, but most people aren't.
This is a little like saying because you're a theoretical nuclear physicist that you should be able to run a nuclear reactor - and so should any random yahoo off the street.
I believe I had already expressed that this was my personal preference.
If you scratch that line and read the rest, my other points would apply generally.
We aspire to give people personal choice in their lives. People have the choice to drink or smoke or get obese or even break the law and risk the consequences. People should have that personal choice in their medical treatment as well.
I'm a scientist with significant relevant training.
I know more about my own medical history than any doctor I've met. (it may help to understand that locally that we don't have 'family' doctors and are assigned whichever general practitioner is available to bring the notes up on the screen)
I also confident that I'm a far better judge of my own risk and utility profiles than a doctor is. Who is the best person to decide which of a choice of treatments is right, given the costs and benefits? I believe a doctor shouldn't be (unilaterally) deciding that for me.
Even if those things did not apply to me, I would still want a doctor to advise me and then respect my judgment.