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Re:Why “Trusting the Science” Is Complicated by bduerst on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @03:43PM (#28856641)
>Why are we so upset when people decide to refuse treatment?

The anecdotal evidence you gave (hospital abuse) is an outlier, not a norm.

A better question is, why wouldn't you be upset when a family member refuses life saving treatment, rationalized by disinformation?

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Re:Why “Trusting the Science” Is Complicated by iammisc on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:53AM (#28860651)
> A better question is, why wouldn't you be upset when a family member refuses life saving treatment, rationalized by disinformation?

Because unless I'm the parents of a minor child, it's ultimately not my decision.

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