oh my gosh — something may hit the fan. What kinds of unhealthy lifestyles are they talking about?
The politically correct crowd will go ballistic about this if they pick on certain types of people such as homosexual men.
“What kinds of unhealthy lifestyles are they talking about?”
Quite so...who decides what is unhealthy? Is rock-climbing unhealthy? Surely those who indulge in extreme sports have proportionally higher injury rates.
What about driving a car?
The point is that you do not withold treatment based on value judgements, this is against the basic tenet of medicine, however frustrating it may be.
The whys and wherefores of having a socialised health service is a completly different discussion. The point is that if you have a NHS then the same level of care must be available to all.