Quote Originally Posted by thir View Post
Is it really outdated?
I don't really know. I was referring to denuseri's statement that the "hospital facility is woefully outdated" because they don't provide the bloodless surgery.

I myself believe that it is unrealistic to expect solutions more expensive than what the hospital already has in place.
Which was my point exactly.

I also believe that you should have (if you do not) the right to refuse treatment if it is against what you want, for whatever reason.
Theoretically this is true, but in practice? I've heard of people being forced to receive unwanted treatments because some doctor or hospital administrator felt it was in the patient's "best interests". Conversely, we've all heard of patients being denied the right to end their own suffering, or the suffering of a loved one, because some doctor (or hospital administrator) doesn't allow euthanasia. (I've often wondered what would happen if hospitals had to absorb all the costs a patient incurs once they refuse euthanasia. I think we'd likely see a change of heart.)

What about food then? Vegetations who will not eath meat, muslims and jews (and others) who will not eat pig etc ?
What's the problem? If they want to deny themselves the pleasures of these foods, that's just more bacon for me! But they can't expect the state to subsidize their diets. Should the state be required to provide organically grown broccoli to every health nut who wants it?