| − | '''William Harrison "Bill" Frist, Sr.''' is a physician and former [[United States Senator]] from Tennessee. | + | '''William Harrison "Bill" Frist, Sr.''' is a physician and former [[United States Senator]] from Tennessee, also serving as Republican Senate Majority Leader. During his time as a U.S. Senator, he used his knowledge as a physician as a way to face the issues. For instance, during the Terri Schiavo case, Mr. Frist announced his disagreement with Mrs. Schiavo's doctors, who had diagnosed her as being in a persistive vegetative state. He made his diagnosis without ever seeing Mrs. Schiavo in person and without having any expertise in nuerology. In another instance, Mr. Frist, in an interview with George Stephanopoulos, showed his medical expertise by suggesting that HIV could possibly be transmitted through sweat and tears. |