lets add to the list to be fair...homosexuals....pot smokers...narcotic users and illegal drug users...people that don't exercise...people that have diabetes...people that have kidney disease...people with COPD...people with cancer...people that are elderly...people who are anorexic or bulimic...people that are stupid...people that can't follow directions...
oh sure, its okay to exclude the obese from surgeries, but the day is coming, maybe its already here, where if you reach age 75 any surgery will be questioned by the elites....
people....watch what you wish for...watch what you allow them to do to others because it WILL get around to you...
Yep. Simple triage. When resources are limited, as they are in the UK, medical care goes first to those who ave the best chances of benefiting from it.
People who smoke (as I did for 30 years) and people who are obese have already demonstrated a lack of concern over their personal health.
That is true but they shouldn’t be denied needed surgery as long as they understand the risks. My friend in CA was denied back surgery unless she quit smoking for four months, meanwhile taking many pain meds including morphine. Hope she doesn’t come out being addicted to worse than nicotine.