tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post3644112212838557070..comments2024-02-06T03:23:37.329-08:00Comments on No Jesus, No Peas: A hypothetical ethical quandaryJames Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-82622784380563058012010-07-13T08:05:12.069-07:002010-07-13T08:05:12.069-07:00Maybe I'm being naive, but I don't think t...Maybe I'm being naive, but I don't think that's realistic, at least not in the US. If vaccines aren't mandatory, no way in hell something like that ever would be. <br /><br />In any case, although such a scenario is frightening, there is no ethical quandary: Making such a treatment mandatory would be a clear human rights violation. I have clarity on <i>that</i> part of it.James Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-7095048179824818112010-07-13T06:43:28.717-07:002010-07-13T06:43:28.717-07:00Taking it further, what happens when it becomes ma...Taking it further, what happens when it becomes mandatory for the shot to be given.ParatrooperJJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-50855575444883382342010-07-08T23:06:42.769-07:002010-07-08T23:06:42.769-07:00Another hypothetical I mentioned in my Pharyngula ...<i>Another hypothetical I mentioned in my Pharyngula comment is, what if we found a treatment that would cure mild cases of Asperger's -- and then, two decades after it started being used as a matter of course, we found ourselves with a shortage of engineers!</i><br /><br />I can just imagine a scenario in which most engineers have been raised Amish...Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.com