It's interesting that you bring up how professionals have to view the matter compared to us, Costello. Generally speaking, their mandate is ultimately keeping people alive, and otherwise keeping everyone out of harm's way. Good on paper, not so good when it has to be enforced.

Venus - The biggest problem is that alternatives, effective or not, are currently not accepted by the medical community, due to what I just pointed out. It's almost ironic how the Western idea of life first is ruining just as many lives.