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Originally Posted by Lil
I was interested in the apparent conflict, DH - you said the NHS shouldn't have given George Best a liver transplant because he was an alcoholic but you are saying it should give new knees to obese people. A food addiction is acceptable but an alcohol addiction isn't?
Not sure what the London bombings have got to do with the price of fish, though.  |
Actually, I don't mind if people who have wrecked their livers through drink are given a second chance with a new liver. Alcohol is an addiction. I get it. However, George Best started drinking almost immediately after receiving his new liver. This indicates to me that he lied to doctors to get his new liver, which is inexcusable...or that doctors gave him a new liver despite the fact that his addictive behavior indicated that he was extremely likely to drink again and wreck the new liver, which is equally inexcusable. He killed himself, and I don't have any sympathy for him. That does not mean that I think he should not have received medical care. You're confusing me with someone else.