Should overweight people,and smokers be given the same right to medical treatment as everyone else?

Question

After all they have paid their national insurance like us

Also people who have other addiction problems!

By the way I am a recovering alcoholic and overweight.

Answer 1

Absolutely! for the reason you have mentioned, it's the system we've got and rightly so...but more so because everyone is equal, and we all have the same right to good health...
Well done for overcoming your problem with alcohol..be blessed..x

Answer 2

Yes i believe they should be given medical treatment the same as any human being . We all pay our National Insurance . I think if we start to go down that road were medical treatment is restricted for some people were will it end. Will people who drink ,people who play sports ,people who drive cars all be refused treatment because it's their choice to do them things. I pay enough taxes in this country I don't want to be given second class medical treatment because I smoke and am a tad overweight.

Answer 3

These days hardly a week goes by when people are telling us there is something else we shouldn't be eating because it has been linked to cancer etc. If the NHS stop treating overweight people and smokers, then where will it end? People who eat red meat won't be treated? People who self-harm won't be treated? People who once had unprotected sex won't be treated?
The NHS exists for a reason and they should not be allowed to discriminate and decide that some people are not worthy of treatment, despite paying taxes, the same as everybody else.

Answer 4

I think everyone deserves the same right to medical care, as far as medical insurance however--I think that if you are overweight or are a heavy smoker/drinker your insurance rates should be higher than the average person because those types of folks 9 times out of 10 spend more time in the doctors office with issues than those of us who do not smoker or drink as heavily.

Answer 5

Of course!! It would cost way too much for our government to hire people to monitor everyone to see if they smoke, eat high or low calorie cookies, don't eat at all, drink alcohol, coke or diet coke. It's such a ridiculous question. If anyone thought that this might be a serious topic then they should have their heads examined. Now, the question is, should people with sick minds deserve to have medical treatment?

Answer 6

correct yes we have. i think you should be told to give up or loose weight if you are receiving a transplant because you could damage that organ that could be going to someone else who will look after it better. for any other treatment if they die on the operating table then that is their own fault. they know the consequences. if you banned overweight and smokers you would have to ban people who had dangerous jobs and those who participate in dangerous sports.

Answer 7

Would you also deny treatment to people who drink alcohol or do something dangerous for a living, i.e., coal mining, police, fire, etc.? It's a slippery slope when you start picking and choosing who gets medical care ... or into college, or any other thing you set artificial criteria for. Be careful, it may be you or your children who won't be getting medical care when they need it.

Answer 8

Yes they should, I have to x-ray knob heads who have had too much to drink on a Friday and had a good kicking. Prisoners, Paedophiles (though I have never dealt with one thank ****), terrorists, immigrants and Chavs all receive NHS treatment so why shouldn't smokers who have paid sh itloads of tax

Answer 9

omg you make us sound like leppers or freaks!!!! Im a little overweight and I think I deserve treatment just like everyone else... no one would post a question like this about anorexics would they? If you rule out smokers, anorexics, alcoholics, depressives and overweight people, that pretty much covers everyone!!!!

Answer 10

Yes, definitely. All people should be given equal opportunity to health care and medical treatment.