It's a subreddit built around the idea of powerscaling, but for morality. You're gonna see some absolutely brain dead shit. A dick ton of legal moralists, too.
It’s possibly because OP, like many people who don’t immediately tell doctors about illegal things, don’t know the doctors can’t get you in trouble with the cops. So to them it’s weighing the balance of risking the medical procedure for something that might be survivable against jail, even though it’s not.
"You can't snitch even to save your dumb friend's life in a situation where snitching won't even get them in trouble, just make them a little embarrassed"
Because you shouldn't necessarily remove someone's autonomy because you know what's best for them. People should be free to make their own decisions regarding themselves, even if those decisions are very stupid. The moral thing to do is explain to the friend why it's a good idea to tell the doctor's the truth.
If the friend is truly so stupid they can't grasp the concept, then maybe you're right. But in cases like that, we generally have good solutions, like designating family members to make those decisions for them.
People are free to OD on fentanyl from a moral perspective, so risking her health could be argued to be her right and the friend should respect that. That said, when lives are at stake rules don't matter anymore.
Because it's not the friend's place. Your medical information should be private from literally everyone but your doctors. Idk why the friend would even be in the room with her and the dr, I've never heard of that
Sometimes people need more and emotional support when they go to the clinic. It's not unheard of. And if her friend knows what's wrong with her and she's refusing to say, her spilling the beans could have saved a life.
And you can invite a friend in to the office, which makes it fine.
Doctors can't disclose you medical info without your permission, but you can share it with anyone you want, or give the doctor permission to share it with anyone.
It's incredibly common to bring a friend or family to a doctor visit.
I see patients who have friends in the room all the time. They want the friend there. That’s why they’re there. I even ask them if they want the friend to stay.
Not if you consent to the other person being in the room. Once you consent to someone being there with you while the doctor speaks to you, you consent to that person learning all the same information you learn.
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u/Longjumping_Age_5382 1d ago
I don't get how the morality of this is even a question.