We’ve pulled back the curtain on a real-life committee that decided the fate of people with kidney failure in the 1960’s. What would it have been like to be part of those conversations? Well, on this episode, the hosts let you listen in. What is the value of a human life and how does it compare to the value of others? How can we triage humans while keeping a clean conscience? If we were God – what would we do? Play along at home if you’d like to develop a neck ache like Pops because this one can get ~ t e n s e ~
Candidate Cheat Sheet:
| #1 = 19, Black, Male, Artist |
| #2 = 35, White, Female, Mother (has dependents) |
| #3 = 29, White, Male, Scientist |
| #4 = 44, White, Female, Pastor (has dependents) |
| #5 = 38, White, Male, Auto Shop Owner (has dependents)
Save your sprinkles - this episode does not have an Ice Cream Social.
Show Notes:
- This American Life – Making the Cut
- https://www.thisamericanlife.org/729/making-the-cut
- Transcript of the Committee
- http://www.nephjc.com/news/godpanel
- Info on the Committee
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-04-vw-25-story.html
- https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20091130.002998/full/
- The Cost of a Human Life (in the USA) = $10 million per Kip Viscusi
- https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/06/25/putting-a-price-tag-on-a-persons-life-could-make-america-safer-and-fairer/#:~:text=Vanderbilt%20economist%20W.,product%20or%20job%2Drelated%20accident
- Battle of the Somme
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme
- Willem Kolff – inventor of the dialysis machine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Johan_Kolff
- Davita & Fresenius
- https://healthcareappraisers.com/2020-outlook-dialysis-clinics-and-esrd/
- https://freakonomics.com/podcast/dialysis/
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Information
- Show
- Published1 June 2021 at 20:28 UTC
- Length1h 40m
- Season2
- Episode2
- RatingClean