Physicians in Wisconsin are urging the state Supreme Court to rule against compelling hospitals to provide ivermectin to patients with COVID-19 despite studies showing it can be ineffective and potentially harmful, according to a Dec. 23 report from the American Medical Association.
The case, Gahl v. Aurora Health, was brought to the courts after staff at Aurora Medical Center in Summit refused to administer ivermectin to the plaintiff's uncle, who had COVID-19. The Waukesha County Circuit judge ruled to require the hospital to administer the drug.
However, the appellate court found the law doesn't give "a patient or a patient's agent the right to force" physicians or private hospitals to administer treatments they don't believe meet the standard of care.
Now, the Wisconsin Medical Society and the Litigation Center of the AMA and State Medical Societies has filed an amicus brief urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to uphold the appellate court's ruling and prevent physicians from facing a dilemma — ignoring either their ethical obligation or a court order.