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In reply to the discussion: Rant On: OK, I know this might be unpopular and some will call me brutal, however, [View all]pinkstarburst
(1,327 posts)hospitalization have made poor choices that contribute to their situation.
72% of our country is overweight which contributes of a host of health conditions.
Smoking and consuming alcohol puts you at a higher risk for cancer.
Most of the shootings where I live are related to drug deals.
No one has lived a perfect life. Human beings are imperfect. We all make mistakes. And I get that everyone is supremely pissed that people won't get vaccinated. But if we start turning away people we don't like at the door, the next step will be hospitals in certain states turning away LGBT people because they don't like their lifestyle. It is one of the fundamental principles of medicine that you treat the patient in front of you. You don't get to decide who you want to treat based on their politics or your own, which is what this would amount to.