• KubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.de
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    24 days ago

    If it’s that vital, surely you would do it to yourself?

    You can’t really do the kind of experiments being done genetically modifying growing infants on yourself, I imagine. Not that that should be an excuse, of course.

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        24 days ago

        The babies were born to HIV infected fathers, so the part about “never worrying about HIV in the first place” isn’t quite accurate.

        But honestly, that makes it even more infuriating. There probably would have been patients that would have CONSENTED to this if given the opportunity. He probably could have done things the right way - worked with animal studies, gone through the ethics process.

        Instead, he decided to move fast and break things, without regard for others autonomy or consent.