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Well the debate is clear, should the United States government impose a $250,000 cap on medical malpractice claims? The answer however, is what is not clear. For my part in the group presentation I argued there should be no medical malpractice cap. I don’t think that any one person, or governmental body, should be able to put a price on human life. Every case is different, and every story has two sides, so how can a cap be put in place before a jury or judge even hears the victim’s story? This, among other reasons, is why I believe no nationwide cap should be placed on medical malpractice claims. When you think about George W. Bush and the United States government putting a $250,000 cap on medical malpractice claims, ask yourself a few questions first. Is $250,000 enough compensation to live with 25, 30 or 50 years of pain or disfigurement? Is $250,000 enough compensation for lifetime confinement to a wheel chair? Or how about not being able to bear children, is $250,000 a fair amount of compensation for such a devastatingly emotional void? I personally don’t think any of these life-altering situations deserve to have a dollar amount placed on them. How is this for a statistic? To a 20 year old surviving winner of a med