TY - JOUR T1 - Priorities in health care: reply to Lewis and Charny. JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 33 LP - 34 DO - 10.1136/jme.15.1.33 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - David Lamb Y1 - 1989/03/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/15/1/33.abstract N2 - This paper is a reply to proposals to base priority health-care decisions on public opinion surveys. Whilst it is recognised that current practice is less than satisfactory, it is argued here that basing health-care priorities on societal attitudes in this way is not a solution and does not provide a satisfactory basis for bringing democracy to the health service. ER -