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Larice
Minmatar
Seven Provinces
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Posted - 2009.05.25 21:26:00 -
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 Originally by: Whitehound
Originally by: Tallaran Kouros
It's not an estimate.
36 or more trinucleotide repeats *will* produce the mutant protein.
It is an estimate. All science is only an approximation of the real world. You can read as much about genetic disorders as you like - with the next study you may as well read about someone claiming a higher or a lower number based on newer findings or because of on an improved model. What then? Will you then apologize to the families of the suicides for being wrong, or will you say that it was not your fault? ...
A question, are you willing to recommend suicide and thereby sacrifice people's life, because you believe that your genetic model is impeccable?
Or are you willing to help by developing genetic models in order to gain a better understanding of a disease and to possibly to find a cure, even when you know you may fail?
You will find that these are two very different questions.
You seem to misunderstand one very important point: it's all about the choice.
Whether or not you believe the diagnosis for Huntington's Disease to be 100% accurate is irrevelant, because the situation we are talking about is when someone is already suffering from it. Most people agree that it is our (God-given) right to decide for ourselves whether we want to continue waiting for death in agonizing pain or to get relief just a little bit sooner.
If someone wants to continue to suffer, it is fine by me. Allow someone else to make that same choice differently.
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Larice
Minmatar
Seven Provinces
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Posted - 2009.05.26 12:00:00 -
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Originally by: Whitehound
All I am saying is that I am not a sociopath, but those who wish to receive help in committing suicide after a long and painful treatment are the sociopaths. First they want others to prolong their lives, often accepting any pain that comes with it (i.e. chemo therapy), and then they want out of it as fast as possible once they have lost their hope.
Prolonging the life of someone who is in agonizing pain and in a hopeless situation is about the worst thing you can do as human being. Especially if the path leading up to that situation has already been torture for both the patient and the family. If the patient then makes a decision that he wants to end it and finds someone willing to assist in bringing that relief, then only the people trying to stop that are sociopaths.
How is forcing torture on someone better than euthanasia?
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Larice
Minmatar
Seven Provinces
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Posted - 2009.05.26 13:26:00 -
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Originally by: Whitehound
Originally by: Larice
Prolonging the life of someone who is in agonizing pain and in a hopeless situation is about the worst thing you can do as human being.
No one is prolonging your life when you are in pain if you do not want it.
Quote out of context much?
My post was about euthanasia and how opposing that can lead to prolonging unnecessary suffering. Your reply is made obsolete in the part you didn't quote.
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