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Originally Posted by Peaches
I haven't seen the movie, but like the case with the woman recently dying in the ER - the one with her boyfriend calling 911 - it's not usually a doctor working out front and making decisions.
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i think the "ostrich" defense only applies in legal arguments not ethical ones..
and this would only lead to problems.. if one of my kids had a high fever and a nurse was ignoring my requests , i now would know to push her aside and find a doctor who HAS to address the situation.. and cant use the ostrich defense and claim its the nurse who hasnt taken the hypocratic oath that ignored her because she didnt know any better.
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Originally Posted by Peaches
Since I haven't seen the movie and it's already been brought up here, did he talk about all the free care the US gives illegals? Our little town hospital is seriously looking at closing down because they are going under w/ unpaid bills from illegals - whom they legally have to treat.
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well to be real the problem isnt the illegals .. its the funding the hospital gets.. hospitals should get enough money to treat their caseload period. illegals or no illegals. the hypocratic oath certainly doesn't include a disclaimer for only u.s. citizens infact it goes one step further and includes illegals. , and besides that illegals are pumping money into the economy not distracting from it as far as i can see. If they are in the country they are likely working and likely paying taxes of some sort. the problem is census figures dont always work especially in areas with high influx in people.
Hospitals are like education.. there is no reason why not to completely fund it. it pays off in taxes, if we keep people alive they can pay more taxes , if we educate them , the smarter they get the more money in taxes they will pay.
Canada should simply train every child from 1st grade to be doctors , then become the worlds hospital..
