> Well from my understanding they'd only be equal if the middle aged person were in perfect health. Okay, so lets change the dilemma from 1:1 to 1 child life-y

> Well from my understanding they'd only be equal if the middle aged person were in perfect health. Okay, so lets change the dilemma from 1:1 to 1 child life-year traded for 2 adult-life-years. Did it get any better? Sounds like we agree: QALY is not where we should hang our medical ethics.