I have trouble understanding your point of view. Implanting an artificial heart is, like most surgical operations, a risky endeavor, especially for the first p

I have trouble understanding your point of view. Implanting an artificial heart is, like most surgical operations, a risky endeavor, especially for the first persons who are taking the most risks (and also helping the most to develop our knowledge). The people choosing to have a new heart implanted do so with full knowledge of the risks, and potential reward (more time alive, helping to develop a new life saving technology/procedure, etc...). If I get a serious disease that requires me to have a dangerous operation, I would love to have the choice to do so, instead of having to endure the disease with no choice. I understand 'feeling' for people that have cardiac issues, but I cannot understand 'feeling' specifically for people that have cardiac issues and choose to undergo a risky and potentially saving surgery.