How about if you're developing in a field where the overhead of higher-level languages would prohibit the device from being made at all? Do you just put on you

How about if you're developing in a field where the overhead of higher-level languages would prohibit the device from being made at all? Do you just put on your idealist hat and say, "Sorry! I can't develop a medical device for you. You'll just have to die. At least no one was required to be careful about their programming."