Why Many Doctors Don't Say 'I'm Sorry' | ConsultantLive: "The legacy of the apology and admissibility law movement has turned out to be a raft of statutes that suggest new ways of protecting the medical establishment from its own mistakes. The unintended consequences of these seemingly well-intentioned laws are doctors who can't apologize for harming their patients even if they want to, and injured patients who've been abandoned by their caregivers."