Linked by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Wed 9th Sep 2009 21:36 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf
After back and forth rumors about the health of Apple's revered Steve Jobs way back in last year and the beginning of 2009, it turned out that he really did have some health problems: complications with his liver requiring a transplant. It was supposed that he'd return to Apple by the end of June, and now he's finally made his first public appearance since he first took his medical leave of absence earlier this year.
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I don't think you've shown that it is unethical at all. What is the alternative? Would you have Jobs die instead? Who are you to determine who lives and who dies? This is a much more complex issue than you make it out to be. If Jobs was the sickest person and needed the liver sooner than everyone else on the list wouldn't it be unethical NOT to give him the liver? Should everyone choose to suffer like the poorest members of society because it would be unethical to receive treatment that isn't available to everyone? It's not the individual's fault. It's the fault of the system. You can't blame people for using all of the resources they have to get the treatment they need. It's extremely cynical.