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Yep, all the things you mention are effectively contracts (in the broad sense) where both parties commit to previously agreed upon terms. It's for this reason
by contravariant 7y ago
Yep, all the things you mention are effectively contracts (in the broad sense) where both parties commit to previously agreed upon terms.
It's for this reason that most countries have some kind of mandatory insurance against emergency medical treatment where the person being treated basically has no choice (even if they're conscious) and is thus incapable of forming a valid contract.
You're right that in this scenario it's weird to expect someone to still pay for their treatment, but if you can't force people to be fully insured against such costs you need to force them to pay for costs they couldn't freely consent to.
- esotericn 7y agoI suppose there's probably an equivalent scenario if a non-EU visitor falls ill in the UK. Or if a UK citizen drives a car with (unknown to them) invalid insurance and destroys the side of a house or whatever.
- jsty 7y ago> I suppose there's probably an equivalent scenario if a non-EU visitor falls ill in the UK. The NHS charges at 150% of their standard charges for non-EU nationals. For most people this is a moot point since short-term visitors are required to have insurance anyway, and long-term visitors pay a surcharge which covers them for all NHS services. https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/visiting-or-moving-to-england/how-to-access-nhs-services-in-england/ https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/visiting-or-mo...