...” I approve of the idea of telling the grossly obese or heavy smokers that no taxpayer money will be spent on treatments that cannot be effective as long as the patient continues to smoke or overload his body”.....
Will you say the same for those having sexual encounters of deviant behavior....or alcoholics....how about those who jump from one sexual ‘meet up” to another passing their diseases around married and unmarried.
This is all about “control” of revenue and profits...not at all about health issues...or peoples behaviors.
“Will you say the same for those having sexual encounters of deviant behavior....or alcoholics....how about those who jump from one sexual meet up to another passing their diseases around married and unmarried.”
Absolutely. If someone’s sex life is CAUSING a medical problem, then they should modify their behavior before demanding surgery.
However, if they have AIDS...then treat the AIDS to the extent it can. Why? Because they already have AIDS, and it is life-threatening.