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Why do you find it unethical and selfish? The patient is volunteering for the procedure, are you ok with removing his autonomy by making this decision for him?

by jbob2000 11y ago

Why do you find it unethical and selfish? The patient is volunteering for the procedure, are you ok with removing his autonomy by making this decision for him? Is it ok to let this patient essentially rot away in a wheel chair for the rest of his life, knowing that there is a treatment that might help him?

nkrisc 11y ago
I think what many people might find objectionable is that they believe this doctor is essentially offering false hope to someone who is very desperate.
- abhi3 11y ago
  That too for personal fame. Make it work on monkeys, do it multiple times and see how long they live. Once it works then do it on humans.
  - jasongill 11y ago
    Did you read the article? It clearly says that they are backing up their plan with multiple research studies on mice and monkeys.
RcouF1uZ4gsC 11y ago
The knowledge gap between doctors and patients (or researchers and study subjects) is so great that it is very easy for someone to sign up a desperate patient by misleading them. This is why we have such things as institutional review boards to make sure that the risk vs benefit vs chance of success are not too out of whack.
- pjlegato 11y ago
  There is nothing in that article that suggests institutional review boards are not involved.