— Hendrik Streeck (CDU), paraphrased
The statement is framed as a question and aims to spark a debate about cost–benefit considerations in the healthcare system. It touches on fundamental issues of medical prioritization and professional responsibility. Critically, it introduces economic reasoning into a highly sensitive domain involving dignity, the value of life, and security of care. The impact of such questions depends heavily on whether they are understood as an ethical deliberation or as a logic of cost-cutting.