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Nelson Borelli, MD
Northwestern University Chicago

JAMA. 1985;254(6):753-754.

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To the Editor.—

Dr Glass' strong, personal response¹ to the COMMENTARY I wrote entitled "Abolition Not Reform"² leaves me with mixed feelings of being both honored and scolded. Perhaps the best immediate reaction for me is to join in his praise of THE JOURNAL for its "valuable service."

Now, let's turn to the realities and myths. Dr Glass is right, I do not deal with "difficult problems embodied in the insanity defense." How can I when I agreed with the AMA House of Delegates endorsement for abolishing the insanity defense?³ It does not belong in medicine. Many of us wonder to what extent lawyers, politicians, and social engineers are responsible for fostering the creation and maintenance of the insanity defense. Dr Glass probably believes I do not deal with the social and legal issues related to the alleged criminal. Those issues, however, are realities, big ones, that . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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