“It can, for example, remove the disincentive on health professionals to apologize in the context of potential malpractice, by saying, “Look, anything you say is not going to be admitted into a malpractice case.” That’s not pressing the victim to forgive. It’s just making space. Another way in which the law can make space is by having restorative-justice conversations, so the victims and perpetrators can talk to each other and hear about what happened.“

The New Yorker

November 18, 2019