Episode 172 • • 1:27:03 - 1:29:43
172: Palin Teapot Party
Haiti Medical Crisis, Amputation Controversy, Doctors Without Borders
Reports from Haiti suggest a conflict between American surgeons and Doctors Without Borders regarding the high rate of limb amputations. Critics allege that some American doctors are performing "guillotine-style" amputations on salvageable limbs because they do not want to provide the necessary long-term follow-up care.