There is an interesting article in CNN regarding Life Support and the controversy over if poor people (people that can no pay for the costs of life support) indeed deserve to have. We learned in class through the debate/presentation that life support for brain injuries uncommonly (extremely rare) result in a satisfying recovery. Most of the time the person being kept from dying makes little or no progress. If people that can not afford to pay for the substantial costs end up using insurance money (if they cover it) or tax dollars, specifically if the person brings the case to court. I personally do not know what the right answer is to this, obviously depending on your own financial standing will have a heavy bias on your own opinion.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/everyday_economics/2006/01/do_the_poor_deserve_life_support.html
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