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shakushinnen

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Hi,
.....Recently I've heard rumblings that some doctors may consider denying, or at least making conditonal, medical treatment; if in the physician's view the patient is abusing his/her body.
.....Any comments?
John
 
shakushinnen said:
Hi,
.....Recently I've heard rumblings that some doctors may consider denying, or at least making conditonal, medical treatment; if in the physician's view the patient is abusing his/her body.
.....Any comments?
John
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It seems that religion is starting to play a role. Some are starting to refuse service based on religious principles. You are probably referring more about plastic surgery though.
 
Hi Bowser,
No, I hadn't heard the religious twist. That's a new one on me. No, not just plastic surgery, but operations on say, obese people for instance, whom the doctor considers are overweight because of life style, i.e. they eat too much; or people who smoke not getting operations, because the physician has decided that they are responsible for their condition, that sort of thing. The whole thing smacks of some sort of moral superiority.
........ John
 
This could only happen where healthcare is 'free', meaning the government is behind the idea as an economic measure. It is a stupid and cynical idea, though on the face of it, it sounds as though it's being more fair to the people on the waiting lists that have not abused their bodies, but in reality it's asking cash strapped health care specialists to play god and to use their own prejudices to pass, on certain patients, based on criteria that can only be arbitrary at best. What about attempted suicide victims, old people, handicapped people, drunk crash victims etc; are they all about to be excluded from healthcare?
 
Hi tablariddim,
I couldn't agree with you more. It definately seems to smack of elitism, if not just plain intolerance for those who don't fit the cookie cutter.
John
 
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