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"In none of these cases were the subjects informed about the nature of the procedures, and thus could not have provided informed consent." This - and not the p
by mseebach 13y ago
"In none of these cases were the subjects informed about the nature of the procedures, and thus could not have provided informed consent."
This - and not the plutonium - is the bad part. Your comment is completely irrelevant to argument the parent makes.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoOf course it's relevant, he was elaborating on the experiments that OP was alluding to and expressing his shock. They aren't having a debate.
- mikeash 13y agoExcuse me? I'm pretty sure that the "developmentally disabled children" bit precludes informed consent, and I don't see how discussing a particularly egregious case of what was presented could possibly be "completely irrelevant".
- anonymfus 13y ago>I'm pretty sure that the "developmentally disabled children" bit precludes informed consent Your comment reminds me old joke: "Doctor, you forgot about anaesthesia before surgical operation!" — "Don't worry, patient is mute.". There are many kinds of development disabilities. It was not ever said anything about mental disabilities.
- MichaelSalib 13y agoI think you are very confused. I've spent a lot of time with developmentally disabled people and I've yet to see one that didn't have a substantial cognitive impairment. Moreover, children in general cannot consent.
- mikeash 13y agoThe third word I quoted is also important.