Dutch Survey Shows Arrogance of Doctors Who Want to Play God- Refusing Treatment for Lifestyle Reasons Dutch News nl

This topic has arisen in Britain too

A lot of doctors ( who are known for trying to Play God when they can get away with it-- or when not molesting children in their care-- now think they can also refuse treatment to people for "Unhealthy Lifestyle Reasons"

Not Try and Help People: Just Refuse Treatment

What a Typical Shit Attitude of the Kind Held By So Many "medical practitioners"

Physician, Heal Thyself

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FeaturesCommunityJobsHousingWhat’s On Unhealthy lifestyle could be reason to refuse treatment: 30% of medical specialists Health June 9, 2015  

  Some 40% of medical specialists would like to be able to refuse treatment to people who live an unhealthy lifestyle, according to a poll of 1,400 doctors for television programme Brandpunt. And one in three say they would actually make use of the option to refuse treatment if the patient’s lifestyle is contributing to their poor health, the research shows. 

‘This is an important signal that doctors will not act just like that,’ medical specialist federation chairman Marcel Daniels said. ‘They want to make people better and that involves more than an operation or other treatment.’ The research also shows almost seven in 10 specialists think healthcare costs will go down if more is made of unhealthy lifestyles and 37% think refusing some patients treatment because of their lifestyle will cut spending on healthcare. ‘At times of spending cuts, some doctors would indeed like to have this option,’ medical ethics specialist Medard Hilhorst told newspaper Trouw. ‘

But that does not mean they will stop treating people en masse.’ Hilhorst said a doctor would never refuse emergency treatment on the basis of lifestyle and a smoker, say, who needs a heart bypass will always get one. The Brandpunt programme will be broadcast on the KRO on Tuesday night. 94 Share Share Share Share Related Stories Medical specialists back price ceiling on life-extending treatment Medical specialists face salary cuts to head off massive overspend Patient aggression may boost cost of healthcare Medical specialists to sue health minister 

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