A sad story of a young girl in need of experimental liver transplant.
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Insurers make no claim to “do no harm.” Others do that instead. Perhaps they should be questioned in regards to why they did not waive their customary fees and “do no harm” in this case.
“Do no harm” is not the ethical principle involved here (unless you consider the procedure experimental and possibly harmful). From wikipedia: “Nonmaleficence is distinguished from beneficence by doing no harm — it does not imply an act toward the good”
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