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Moral Objections to a Market for Life-Saving Medical Care
A widespread contemporary view holds that life-saving medical care should not be subject to market transactions. This perspective is based on the moral belief that access to essential healthcare should not be determined by an individual's ability to pay, making the buying and selling of such critical services ethically wrong for many people.
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