# FILE NAME: 00000116.soc # TITLE: Should the government provide free life-saving treatment to any child who needs it? [100ed5fb0b829ec58093fca77be68f25] # DESCRIPTION: # DATA TYPE: soc # MODIFICATION TYPE: original # RELATES TO: # RELATED FILES: # PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4 # NUMBER VOTERS: 5 # NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3 # ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The government should absolutely provide free life-saving treatment to any child that needs it. In a civilized society we must care for our children and their welfare should be the priority of any government. There should be no rich/poor divide in the provision of life-saving treatment. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The government should provide life-saving treatment to any child who needs it, irrespective of their financial situation, without the involvement of private health insurance companies. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The government should provide life-saving treatment to any child who needs it. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - In general, the government should provide free life-saving treatment to any child who needs it. In special circumstances however, there may be some cases where it is not ethically right to provide life-saving treatment. For example, if the treatment would require funding to be cut from other public services. If we do not provide life-saving treatment to these children, then we are guilty of choosing the lesser of two evils, and although this is a difficult decision to make, it may be the right decision in some circumstances. 3: 1,2,3,4 1: 1,3,2,4 1: 4,1,2,3