Consider what it would mean if that economic analysis of mental illness determined that treating it was not profitable. What then? If easing suffering is not profitable, are we willing to allow people to suffer?
Why do we accept that you will trust your judgement over science when merging into traffic, but criticize parents who trust their judgement over science when withholding vaccinations from their children? Why is merging into traffic something that requires personal discretion whereas, with vaccinations, science trumps personal discretion?
Mental health research is profitable. But what would we do if it wasn't?
I saw this attention grabbing headline recently: BC Supreme Court Case Biggest Threat to Medicare in this Generation. Dr. Danielle Martin, head of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, is sounding the alarm about an upcoming supreme court case regarding extra billing. You'll recognize Dr. Martin from a while back when she made the rounds on YouTube... Continue Reading →