Is there any case law in support of the Eighth Amendment in the context of medical malpractice?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Arellano v. Sedighi, Case No.: 15-cv-02059-AJB-BGS (S.D. Cal. 2018):
Eighth Amendment doctrine makes clear that "[a] difference of opinion between a physician and the prisoneror between medical professionalsconcerning what medical care is appropriate does not amount to deliberate indifference." Snow v. McDaniel, 681
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