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I Hate My Country

i just read about a hospital in the city of Almeria (South-Eastern Spain) where patients must wait up to three months to go through cancer treatments, but now they may choose halal and kosher menus too.

Life is a matter of priorities. It is obvious what the priorities are in this case.

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Kosher and Halal are not gourmet meals, they are not a big expense, especially if the hospital is wholesale contracting with one of the many Kosher or Halal suppliers who are out there to serve this very purpose. They are providing meal options for patients who have specific dietary restrictions so that those patients can eat and not have to deal with the additional stress of having to arrange their own meals in accordance with their religion. Last I checked, feeding patients was a necessity and lowering their stress aided their chances of survival. I doubt they will be able to substantially improve their treatment timetable with the money saved and that savings would not come free of any downside, so really isn't any practical, economic or medical reason to be offended by the practice of catering to patients fundamental dietary needs.