The War of the Doctors on the Rights of the People: Arguments and Addresses in Remonstrance Thereof, Delivered Before the Massachusetts Legislative ... Boston, February, 1880 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Alfred E Giles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1397184760 ISBN 13: 9781397184764

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A courtroom-ready look at medical liberty in 1880 New England

This collected address contrasts traditional medical power with calls for patient choice and freedom from monopoly. It presents debates about who may legally treat the sick and how the public should be protected without stifling alternative approaches.

This edition gathers arguments delivered before a Massachusetts legislative committee, highlighting concerns about regulation, professional privilege, and the right of individuals to choose their physician. It also surveys competing healing methods and the social stakes of medical practice in a rapidly changing era.

• Explains the clash between established medicine and competing practitioners in plain, accessible language.
• Offers historical perspectives on regulation, patient rights, and medical ethics.
• Includes testimonies and reflections on cancer treatment, “irregular” doctors, and public health debates.
• Shows how public policy and professional rules shaped care long before modern healthcare systems.

Ideal for readers of history, medical ethics, and 19th-century public policy who want a window into the era’s arguments about right to choose a doctor and the limits of professional authority.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1397184760
• ISBN 13: 9781397184764
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 66