Excerpted item from the Associated Press – this not a parody:   Doctors Denounce Idea to Allow Denial of Care to Some Lawyers By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO, (AP) - A doctor's proposal asking the American Medical Association to endorse refusing care to lawyers involved in medical malpractice cases drew an angry response from colleagues on at the annual meeting of the association……Dr. Hawk, a South Carolina surgeon, said he made the proposal to draw attention to rising medical malpractice costs. The resolution asks that the A.M.A. tell doctors that - except in emergencies- it is not unethical to refuse care to plaintiffs' lawyers and their spouses. "It expresses the frustration I have with a broken system," Dr. Hawk said. He said doctors were leaving his state or retiring early because of insurance premiums, making it harder for patients to receive care........   And The Assorted Press issued the following related story: Patients in Georgia Fail to Notice Physician 'Slowdown' Protest By The ASSORTED PRESS Atlanta, July 7, 2004 (TAP) -- Although more than 1,300 Georgia physicians staged a work slowdown Monday to protest the high cost of malpractice insurance, patients speaking to the Assorted Press reported no difference in service. "Sure, I sat there naked under that flimsy gown freezing my butt off for several hours, but what's new?" said Mr. Spredyr Cheeks of Griffin, Georgia, "I thought protestors did unusual things to get your attention. This was the same old crap we get with every visit to the doctor’s office." A spokesman for Georgia physicians said next week's protest will include ice-cold stethoscopes, two year old boring magazines in the waiting room and not seeing patients until at least two hours after their scheduled appointments. The American Medical Association (AMA) also said they will work out a combined “denial of treatment plan for lawyers” and a more irritating “work slowdown” that should really piss off patients. A tip to male patients undergoing the humiliating anal entry prostate exam; while standing there bent over the table during the exam, make sure, if it’s a new doctor, he does not have both hands on your shoulders.   Copied Right 2004, The Assorted Press and Gesundheit und Krankheit Inc.