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LETTERS, Page 4Medical Priorities
If the U.S. no longer has the financial resources to provide
unlimited medical care to all who need it, then America must take
a hard look at its priorities (ETHICS, May 15). The U.S. spends an
estimated $8 billion a year on animal research. This money could
provide prenatal care for every baby born in America, with plenty
left over. It could fund 380,000 coronary bypasses or 53,300 liver
transplants. Cancer, heart disease and stroke, the major killers
of Americans, have been shown to be largely preventable by changes
in life-styles and dietary habits. A penny of prevention is worth
a dollar of cure; U.S. money should be spent where it can do the
most good.
Anne Crimaudo
Kearny, N.J.
Restricting health care for a segment of society (the poor)
will not work because 1) limitation of medical treatment is a form
of discrimination and 2) society today is just too litigious. It
would take only one court case for a lawyer to convince everyone
that such rationing is a risky form of triage and also could be
highly profitable for the legal profession.
Paula Gomez, Executive Director
Robert W. Vera, M.D.
George Gilson, M.D.
Brownsville Community Health Center
Brownsville, Texas