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Lobby your government to allow more and earlier research on human volunteers. Not only will this spare animals, it will also tremendously speed up research.
by biohacker42 17y ago
Lobby your government to allow more and earlier research on human volunteers. Not only will this spare animals, it will also tremendously speed up research.
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- chasingsparks 17y agoAs someone who has (or had if you are a strong optimist) a rare form of cancer, I strongly dislike the restrictions on medical research. I understand the desire to prevent horrific abuses (e.g. Tuskegee) but I think the argument against experimentation in fully-informed, rational patients is weak at best. When my cancer comes back and if it lies beyond contemporary treatment, I invite them to pump me full of whatever they can think of. At worst, my outcome would be largely in line with my expected outcome -- but at least I had a modicum of hope. Either way, they are likely to learn something.