[dsc]

“If people are in a situation where they only have access to the government system, it’s because of the choices they’ve made.”

Some people are just incompetent boobs, and aren’t able to make good decisions. Are they the government’s lawful prey?

[paulsy]

Update: "Life support off, man breathes" -..."Northern Territory car crash victim whose life support system was turned off yesterday began breathing for himself and asked for his father, giving his family hope of a Christmas miracle."

Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/12/20/1197740416998.html?s_rid=smh:top5

Denying medical treatment to a living, breathing person against family wishes would be criminal neglegencie - if not murder - in most civilized worlds.

Y'all, please take a minute to send the hospital an email, or the judge, or call the hospital, or do SOMETHING if you can.

[naturalman1975]

No, I don't think they should be the government's lawful prey.

I think people should have private health insurance.

I also think that if there is a government system, it should be as good as it possibly can be.

And our government health system in Australia is actually pretty good.

I personally doubt this court decision has anything at all to do with public or private health care issues.

For all we know, Mr Melo may have been a private patient.

Some posters in this thread seem to be assuming this case involves public health care.

It might - but it could just as easily involve private health care.

43% of Australians have private health insurance. And this is a case where you'd definitely go private if you could.