Universal Healthcare: What a crock of shit!

[aa2239]

Originally Posted by CreativeMind

Well, I was addressing that same notion, aa2239 -- that's why I put that one section in BOLD. That's the whole POINT of that line in the Hippocratic Oath -- namely, that regardless of a patient's "economic stability", a doctor's first and foremost duty is to HELP that person. Hence the next line in the oath that clearly states: "I will prevent disease wherever I can."

Yes, I was pretty much seconding your opinion, vis a vis Angry Postman's sentiments.

But I believe that the good of the many should outweigh the good of the few... the point you make about breast cancer treatment is a fair one, but the drugs in question were brand new at the time, and as a consequence were extremely expensive... a few years from now, this situation will probably change, the drugs will become affordable, and at that point everyone in the country will have access to them. At least with our system, the most vulnerable or unfortunate people in society stand a chance.... thankfully that's not me, but I would hate to be a disadvantaged person in need of significant medical care in the US.