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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (70749)	7/17/2003 7:40:04 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) of 82486

Lets say I have a terminal disease and will die within the year. I am offered an opportunity to be a part of an experimental research program that is testing new medical treatments. The chance that I would be helped by the medical treatment is almost zero, and there is no hope that it will cure me. However, the researchers are convinced that scientific advances are practically guaranteed. The results of this research will pave the way for future cures to my type of illness. Even though my death will be speeded up by several months (I will probably be dead by the end of the protocol in three months), I agree to participate in the research. Why? Because I will be given the very best medical care during the death and dying process and my participation will likely save lives in the future. I have essentially agreed to let them kill me for the benefit of something I believe in; Mr. Science is good. Is it murder?

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