Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still rely on an iron lung

Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by SQueeeeeL on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @11:50AM (#29014916)

I thought reporters weren't supposed to interfere? If the patient can't get help, that's still a story...

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by gambiting on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @12:14PM (#29015264)

This isn't national geographic and the article isn't about wildlife. Reporters have absolutely no such restriction on them, implied or otherwise.

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by Zircom on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:00PM (#29015947)

And in the same vein they also have no obligation to solve her problems for her just because they choose to write a story on her.

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by spacehome on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:23PM (#29016234)

You’re thinking of the Federation.

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