Although state medical boards regulate who can obtain alicensetopracticemedicine, they don't restrict doctors from performing procedures outside of their training or specialty.
Gosnell's co-defendant, Eileen O'Neill, 56, was found guilty of conspiracy to operate a corrupt organization and two counts of theft by deception for operating without alicensetopracticemedicine.
By adding a naturopath to the Maryland State Board of Physicians, and by requiring them tolicense naturopaths topracticemedicine, the legislature is forcing physicians to act unethically.
The abandonment of the notion that a government-issued medical license is any guarantee of quality deflates the arguments of those seeking to restrict entry into the practice of medicine.