I am not necessarily taking a side. I acknowledged that when it involves ones self or a loved one the answers would more than likely change. How ever, the fact remains that when resources are limited, they must be used where they are most effective. Say you and 9 other people have a illness. There are only 9 doses. A full dose must be used or it is not effective. The person who does not get the dose WILL die. Eeryone is healthy but one. That person has disease X or is elderly (over 60) but everyone else is under 40. Do you draw straws and let a healthy person die who has a longer life expectancy or do you cut to the chase and say that the old guy bites it?
I am not saying it is an easy decision by any means. But, we have limited resources right now. Do we spend a million of neo-natal care for a child who will more than likely not make it or do we spend the million on prenatal care for 1,000 women who will have healthy babies? Who tells the 1,000 mothers that health of their 1,000 babies is not worth more (combined) than the treatment of one baby?
They are tough questions no doubt but I think our biggest problem is our view on death. We are all scared of it. I am too but it is the circle of life. We all die. When it is our time . when do you stop fighting? My pets are like my kids. I know it's not the same but I have had to make the decision for 4 of them when to stop fighting. Hardest thing I have ever done except when we made that same decision of behalf of my mom. No one wants to make it but there are times when it has to be done.
