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- From: jcopelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (The One and Only)
- Subject: Re: False Analogies (was: A few facts about circumcision)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.233012.9512@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 23:30:12 GMT
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- In article <765343d4749132t222@witsend.uucp> "D. C. Sessions" <dcs@witsend.tnet.com> writes:
- >In <1992Dec31.145255.3618@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, jcopelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (The One and Only) wrote:
- ># What basis do you use to justify making this decision for the infant? In
- ># answering this question, I would caution you not to use false analogies
- ># like comparing the circumcision decision to immunizations or any other
- ># decision that parents make for children. With circumcision we are talking
- ># about a medically unnecessary procedure, that if done to an unconsenting
- ># adult would result in legal action against those involved.
- >
- > Since you bring up false analogies, please note that you can get sued
- > for ANY medical procedure performed on an unconsenting adult. In
- > fact, you can get sued for just about ANYTHING you do to an
- > unconsenting adult. For instance: feeding, bathing, dressing,
- > immunizing, putting to bed at night, involuntary confinement, ...
-
- I would imagine that if a person were brought into an emergency room
- unconscious and needing an injection to stay alive, there would be no problem
- about not having consent.
-
- Jim Copeland
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