1. My qualifier "most people" covers that situation, because it is very very rare. 2. Usually this happens because they place a higher value on their children'

1. My qualifier "most people" covers that situation, because it is very very rare. 2. Usually this happens because they place a higher value on their children's life and well being than their own. So even in the case were someone does place a value on their own life, it's only in relation to someone else's life. The case of 2 is interesting because it shows that of the people who would accept a finite sum for their own life, very few would accept a finite sum for their chidren's life. Since paying for the child's healthcare is the responsibility of the parent in a free market, we are back to my previous point that their is no fair free market way to price life saving drugs.