As the NHS is hit by a 96-hour strike by junior doctors, Theodore Dalrymple says this unethical walkout will only hurt their standing
Doctors ought not to go on strike. This principle is so fundamental that it should need no discussion.
By striking for four days this week, junior doctors reveal their greed and irresponsibility because they are prepared to put their own interests above those of their patients.
They claim no one will die because of their action, emergency services will be maintained and routines necessary to save people in extremis will not be affected.
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Theodore Dalrymple is a contributing editor of City Journal and a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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