Canadian women are experiencing far-reaching injuries arising from denial of their right to a second opinion resulting in wrongful breast removal surgery.What would a lawyer likely suggest as being the law's purpose with regard to imposing a higher standard of care on a physician responsible for such injuries?

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The purpose of imposing a higher standard of care on a physician responsible for such injuries is to encourage compliance, competence, care, and caution. This higher standard of care is intended to ensure that physicians take all necessary steps to protect the health and safety of their patients, including obtaining a second opinion when appropriate. By encouraging physicians to adhere to a higher standard of care, the law aims to prevent harm to patients and reduce the scope and severity of loss to victims. The reasonable person test and expert evidence may be tools used to assess whether a physician has met this higher standard of care, but they are not the purpose of imposing it.

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