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Why can someone make the choice not to have water in their IV, but can’t make the choice to have a fuckton of morphine in their IV?


I think a lot of it comes down to deontological logic and morality versus consequentialist morality.

It is recognized that the outcome is the same. The difference lies and how you get there


I was thinking that the divide probably lines up pretty well with people who think the Trolley Problem is a great moral quandary versus people who think it’s obvious you pull the lever and don’t understand the fuss. Which is basically what you said.


I completely agree. I thought about bringing it up in the post, but opted for brevity.

Also, I am genuinely amused that my post is getting downvotes. People are fascinating


They can make both choices.

But if the person is non responsive and we are left to make a choice, we have to presume they want water.

Morphine is debatable




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