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This kind of extreme utilitarian approach seems flawed when you view healthcare as a human right.

Of course it seems flawed when you're delusional and view absurdities as human rights. Do you have a right to rollercoaster rides? Do you have a right to jazz music? What about a right to gold jewelry? If you have these rights, then all sorts of other sensible principles seem flawed.

But on the other hand, companies are not making these decisions based on ethical frameworks.

Why would that be necessary? Why do you think that whatever outcome you want actually requires making decisions in that way? And how could you ever guarantee that the decisions were made "based on ethical frameworks" even if law mandated it?

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