No, let's not remove the emotion. We are emotional beings and, if we lose a generation of loved ones, I don't want to be left among a bunch of people lacking in compassion.
I'm not lacking compassion. I was saying if we looked at it from a practical point of view. You have to remove the emotion to be able to do that.
You could say why should we waste resources on anyone? You can't judge who is likely to survive. I read a story yesterday of a man who was prepared by the doctor that he may not survive. He was ventilated and did survive.
It was people who have terminal illness, so obviously not going to survive and people who have very serious health issues that means they would be very unlikely to survive. There will always be an example of this not being accurate, but ultimately we have to make choices if we do not have resources.
If younger people have a greater chance of surviving anyway, why not put all those who are not expected to survive on ventilators and give them a better chance?
They were writing to people with terminal or significant illnesses, not old people.
Can you imagine the country if we allow a generation to die? FFS, these are our parents and grandparents. I'd prefer to take my chances and give older or more vulnerable people more of a fighting chance.
That's not what this is about. Did you read it?