Sickness and death are real. At some point they will be staring
each of us squarely in the eyes. How will we respond? What choices will we
make? To what lengths will we go to preserve our life? How about someone
else's life? What sacrifices are we willing to make? What costs are we willing
to bear? If life is priceless, why do we persist in unhealthy and dangerous life
styles?
The issues are sticky and the arguments contentious. Yet, like it
or not, decisions must be made. How much is a life worth? How many people
should be saved? How shall we save them? At root, these are economic choices
in which costs and benefits must be carefully weighed.
Shall we try?
