# 'Moral Dilemma in the ER'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-in-the-er/790020>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 27, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-in-the-er/790020 "2017-06-27T22:53:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arthur\_Peabody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Arthur\_Peabody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arthur_Peabody)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-in-the-er/790020/1 "2017-06-27T22:53:18Z")

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[http://annals.org/aim/article/2632371/moral-dilemma-er](http://annals.org/aim/article/2632371/moral-dilemma-er) is a powerful account of an encounter in an ER in Basra, Iraq. Unfortunately it’s subscription-only content. I read at the med school library.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-in-the-er/790020/2 "2017-06-27T23:35:25Z")

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So you post a link, identifying it as subscription only, and don’t even quote a line or two from it. What is it you think anyone is going to do with this?

I’m not clicking that link and I hope everyone else is similarly cautious. Either it’s pointless, if your post is honest, or dangerous, if your post is spam.