Lung cancer patient... have you ever smoked cigarettes? Oh, yeah? I smoked for 10 years but recently quit. I am so sorry, but no chemo options are available to you since you chose to partake in something known to cause cancer.
Obese Diabetic... I'm sorry you have chosen to eat unhealthy, but we can no longer give you insulin because your personal choices have led you to become overweight and sick. You should've eaten more salad.
Car accident victim... did you wear your seat belt? Oh, no??? Sorry... bleed out. You know better than to take that risk... it's the law!
No healthcare provider should EVER say these things! Because it isn't your place or my place to tell someone how to live, or to deny them care when they get sick. God gives us personal choice... it isn't anyone on earths job to take that away. Every day we choose to do things that may take us out. If you decide unvaxxed people don't deserve treatment... then it should go for illness around the board. Right?
They're all preventative... diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease... They're all at epidemic proportions... hundreds of thousands of people are sick because of lifestyle choices... to deny anyone medical care sounds insane right?
Wear a mask after putting that cigarette out because you care about respiratory health, awesome.
If you think I sound ridiculous right now that's because this debate is absolutely ridiculous
Grace is required here. We are all dying from the moment we take our first breath. Does medicine have a place to help people get well, yes!!! Thank God for it! Will it save you from death... no...It is a debt we all owe.
So leave people to make their own choices about how they want to live. If you choose to be in the medical field you have chosen to help sick people NO MATTER HOW they get sick. And, hats off to so many men and women who do it! But... If you don't want to help everyone, then you may need a new field to practice in. I certainly don't want to see someone when I'm sick who thinks certain groups with certain beliefs and their own opinions (opposite of mine or not) don't deserve healthcare. Shame on you... This is not a we versus them. We are all entitled to freedom of choice. #stopthehatespreadthelove