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comment by OftenBen

    Should we not treat or prevent stroke or heart attack in 90 year olds? Should we draw a line for medical intervention at a certain age, or prevent the implementation of extremely effective preventative medicine?

There are people who believe this, yes.

This belief tends to coexist with strong, fundamentalist Abrahamic religious beliefs.