another question!
IF YOU HAD £200,000, WOULD YOU INVEST IT IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, IVF OR HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY?
I was thinking along the lines of:
1. BENEFIT TO INDIVIDUAL:
organ transplant- be a a matter of life and death for the individual- it would save their life,
IVF- allow someone to have a child,
Hip replacement surgery- improve someone's quality of life
2.AFFECT ON SOCIETY
have to consider how many people the £200,000 pounds can benefit and what is the cost of each organ transplant, IVF or hip replacement.
Does the £200,000 include the aftercare for those who have had a transplant ( immunosupressing drugs)? If not costs will rise above the budget.
Consider what impact each of these people will have an society after they have had the treatment.
organ transplant-->return to work/get a better job but who is the organ for? an ex-alcoholic?.
IVF--> have childdren who can then contribute to society once they grow up.
hip replacement-->return to work but depends on age. if people getting the surgery are really elderly and do not work anymore then society as a whole won't be impacted that much. I think I will choose to invest in organ transplants, providing that the £200,000 includes other costs, as for people requiring a transplant, it can be a matter of life and death.
These are my thoughts so far...I know that there is no right or wrong answer but I need to be able to justify myself properly.