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DanielLC comments on Stupid Questions April 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: Gondolinian 02 April 2015 09:29PM

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Comment author: DanielLC 03 April 2015 03:33:38AM 0 points [-]

It's already legal to perform a medical procedure to save someone's life without their consent if they're not capable of consenting, and then demand payment. You could still go bankrupt, but that causes problems so if you're capable of repaying you probably would.

Comment author: eeuuah 10 April 2015 12:04:42AM 0 points [-]

That's slightly terrifying, but I guess makes sense as an incentive to perform life saving medical interventions