Well, I can't pretend to have a fully formed policy about it

but - over a long period certainly, such as now being discussed - I would tend to the approach of recommendations and guidelines rather than "rules" - to a substantial extent (and yes, I know there are limits) the degree of risk to which people wish to be exposed engaging in activities which are very important to them - which are a large part of what makes it worth being alive for them - should be up to them.

My father died of lung cancer - and it got a point, as no doubt for many others, when the doctors said, yes, we could bung more treatments at you, and yes, you might well live longer - but basically, it'll be pretty s**t, so the alternative is to live your remaining time, which we can make pain free, and get everything you can from it. Again, I know it's not quite the same, but there's a trade off between mere lifespan and actual life.

So - not really an answer to your question ... but there we are.

Posted By: paulg on April 23rd 2020 at 16:23:07

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I read a review of this book at the weekend (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 23, 16:04:18
- what you say can be applied to a greater or lesser degree to everyone (n/m) (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 23, 16:14:49
  - it does (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 23, 16:24:07
- What measures would you like to see? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 23, 16:10:06
  - Well, I can't pretend to have a fully formed policy about it (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 23, 16:23:07
    - I don’t think they’ll force old people to isolate (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 23, 16:37:32
      - this debate (y'day, H/L) didn't look entirely reassuring (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 23, 16:43:05
- I couldn't agree more (Coronavirus) - Old Man, Apr 23, 16:06:24

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