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Originally Posted by TheNorm
The NHS isn't a bottomless well of money. Why would you want money spent on treatments that don't make much difference to people?
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You have to have some give and take, i agree. But why should someone have the right to decide when an elderly person can or can't have a vital operation. Any extra time it gives them with their loved ones is a blessing which they probably wouldn't have had without treatment. And they have paid more than enough over the years!
Likewise with smoking, the revenue it brings in through taxes far outweighs what is paid out on smoking related illnesses.
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Originally Posted by WHISTLED
I'm on the fence, i suppose we need to understand the exceptions better
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If someone WILL NOT quit smoking or drinking purely because they don't want to, then maybe lifesaving treatment such as lung/liver transplant should be witheld IMO
But even if they do pack what they're doing in, how do you police it? You can't take it back once you've given them it.