A neurologist wrote to his patient

In the TiMS discussion I mentioned in my last posting, Dr. Sclafani mentions that a Canadian neurologist wrote to his patients that were contemplating liberation:

"Since death is also a risk, then I ask those individuals to strongly consider advising their family of an advanced directive for an autopsy. We should maximize every learning opportunity"

and a Canadian TiMSer named Blaze responded with:

Outrageous! Statements like that and the way some Canadian neurologists are speaking to their patients makes me ashamed to call myself Canadian. But, I think Dr. Hubbard also said something about being embarrassed to call himself a neurologist right now. So, maybe it's the profession and not the country--except that neurologists are wielding too much power on this issue in Canada.

I feel the same way as Blaze, except I would have used some profanity to express my opinion about a neurologist like that!