Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by smrtinsert on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:23PM
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Is there a limit to this impartiality? Should we have saved Hitlers life with a breakthrough transplant?
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Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by dghlsakjg on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:45PM
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If he follows the same protocol and gets considered under the same criteria, yes.
Doctors making moral judgements and withholding treatments based on their patients lifestyle has a pretty ugly history.
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by xupybd on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:58PM
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I would suggest the following limit, unless the state has already sentenced to death.
We have a justice system to make these calls. Let the doctors treat everyone and the justice system decide who lives and dies.
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by deelowe on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:18PM
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This. All these arguments over ethics miss the point. Doctors shouldn't be placed in the position of making morale decisions. Their job is to render care and given the grave consequences of malpractice, we should always expect them to do so to their fullest abilities. FULL STOP.
Let the legal profession handle how to deal with criminals. Punishment and medical care have no place existing together.
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by corobo on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:41PM
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What happens if you decide to not transplant because of their past but it turned out they were wrongfully convicted?
To the top of the transplant list immediately pushing others down or “ohh.. awkward. we’ll treat you fairly from now on”?
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by unmole on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:34PM
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> Is there a limit to this impartiality?
No.
> Should we have saved Hitlers life with a breakthrough transplant?
Yes.
It really is not complicated: Doctors are not in the business of judging their patients.
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by siva7 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:48PM
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It’s not that simple. Doctors judge, at least in their own mind and that influences survival decisions.
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by d110af5ccf on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:17PM
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> Doctors judge, at least in their own mind and that influences survival decisions.
That isn't intentional or desirable though. It's a flaw. Doctors are people and people are imperfect.
Re:Two weeks later David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart b...
by selimthegrim on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:35PM
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I have some bad news from you about where anesthesia data came from...