NZ Herald - 19.06.2023 - Priority for Surgery Based on Ethnicity

Another example of the current New Zealand Government making woke changes, in an attempt to reverse previous flaws in the health system, "on the grounds that they have historically had unequal access to healthcare." "They", referring to Maori and Pacific Island people. 

Is it wrong to try and right historical inequality, by creating inequality? 

Waiting for Surgery?

"In the ethnicity category, Māori and Pasifika are top of the list, while European New Zealanders and other ethnicities, like Indian and Chinese, are lower-ranked."

"One of the surgeons said he was “disgusted” by the new ranking system.

“It’s ethically challenging to treat anyone based on race, it’s their medical condition that must establish the urgency of the treatment,” the surgeon said.

“There’s no place for elitism in medicine and the medical fraternity in this country is disturbed by these developments.”"

Please don't ignore this. Share this and say something if you think that a person should be eligible for surgery based upon their diagnosis and how sick they are, rather than the ethnicity they have printed on their birth certificate.