Chinese man hacks off his own infected leg with a saw and a back-scratcher

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Opponents of rationing argue that there are other policies, far less harmful to society, that could be adopted to deal with the increased demands on the health care system as the population ages.

For example, society could transfer funds from military spending to health-care, and could enact reforms to improve efficiency and reduce costs in the health care system.




http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v3n3/age.html
 
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Others who oppose rationing health care on the basis of age argue that a mere consideration of benefits and costs fails to give due weight to other more important moral considerations, such as justice and rights.


Justice, they argue, requires that people be treated similarly unless there are morally relevant reasons for treating them differently.


In determining who should or should not receive health care, it is relevant to consider a person's need for health care, the likelihood of recovery, or the likelihood of improving a person's quality of life.


Age, however, reveals little about a person's medical need or prognosis, and should no more influence the distribution of health care than race or sex.


It is the medical liabilities we often associate with old age, not age itself, that count as relevant reasons for treating people differently.


If our aim is to use costly resources more effectively, then we ought to deny treatment to all patients whose prognosis indicates a short life span, chronic illness, or little likely improvement in the quality of life, rather than denying treatment simply on the basis of age.






http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v3n3/age.html
 
In Canada our grannies and grandpas often saw off their own legs when they are not allowed to go see a doctor after the death panels keep them locked up in their houses. It's a sensible measure to take and it saves a ton of money!
 
It represents extremes and is not the norm in Ontario only. It's found to be quite similar to wait times in the US.

To the US's credit though, you don't have death panels where you kill your grannies. Your grannies are worth going bankrupt over because you love your grannies like Sarah Palin does.
 
It represents extremes and is not the norm in Ontario only. It's found to be quite similar to wait times in the US.

To the US's credit though, you don't have death panels where you kill your grannies. Your grannies are worth going bankrupt over because you love your grannies like Sarah Palin does.

And your source that is considered so reliable: http://www.politifake.org/
 
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