2. Category of Problem/Issue identified in article: Health/Medical
3. Level of problem/issue: State Level
4. An “enacted” policy that has been passed to help with a problem/issue that individuals/families face
5. Why this is important to individuals/families OR How does this affect individuals/families:
This will affect individuals who are wanting to sue for solely interest of money. This will also help doctors and those in the medical field who are being wrongfully sued.
6. What are your views on the issue/policy?
My view on the issue is that I am mostly for tort reform. I am against it for the certain circumstances on when someone has been affected by medical malpractice where they lose their life-sustaining abilities and require medical attention for the rest of their lives. It is a heavy topic to discuss and everyone has their opinion on what is right and what is wrong. I was definitely not surprised when reading this article. I've lived in South Texas for as long as I could remember. Growing up, this wasn't a problem. Getting to high school, all I heard from family friends or people in public was "my stitches opened up, I'm gonna sue," or "Arnold sued because they waited to do a blood test till the next day ... they gave him $10,000 for it, he got a new truck -- heavy duty with leather seats." Those are just mere examples and may sound highly fabricated but those are just some of the few things I've heard. I've heard people encourage other people to sue for money. It's beyond ridiculous and I can't even understand why people would go through the suing process to get money to spend on materialistic things. There are exceptions when a surgery goes wrong and that human being has to have expensive medical attention and services to even live. I am willing to listen to anyone else's opinion on this matter because maybe someone had experience where it made them against tort reform. As for me, I've seen too many people try to take advantage at every opportunity they can to sue. That is why my views are more for tort reform, than against. 
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