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I’m not familiar with the details of this case, but I can imagine that the time and expertise of physicians capable of doing the surgery is scarce. What do you
by burrows 5y ago
I’m not familiar with the details of this case, but I can imagine that the time and expertise of physicians capable of doing the surgery is scarce. What do you say to the claim that, “The time and resources including the surgeons and the pig heart should be put to use helping a more deserving person.”
- carrolldunham 5y agoI already said: First time surgery that might not work is an experiment as much as a treatment. Hypothetically dialling the risk level up - just a matter of degree, still - we'd find ourselves regarding this operation as his sacrifice for the greater good.
- burrows 5y ago> I already said: First time surgery that might not work is an experiment as much as a treatment. I don’t think changing the name of what happened from “treatment” to “experiment” tells me anything new. If another person with a roughly identical health status but without the violent history is also willing to accept the pig heart, then the decision must be made to use the scarce resources to treat Ed or the “non-violent” person. > we'd find ourselves regarding this operation as his sacrifice for the greater good. I agree that people may be talking about the transplant and Ed differently had he died on the table.