Court forcing 16 yr old with cancer into chemo

Alex · 05-23-2007, 12:26 PM

And yet we are a society that does imposes itself on all kinds of personal decisions that don't even involve another human being.

If I can't choose to let my child ride in a car without a seatbelt (thereby increasing the risks of death by .01%) why am I allowed to choose a course of treatment that would (for sake of argument) increase the risk of death by 20%?

I believe, Morrigoon, that you are on record as supporting (despite generally libertarian views) criminalization of certain drugs because the idiot damages are just too high? So it would seem you do have a line where the government steps in to prevent "stupid" decisions.

05-23-2007, 12:26 PM	#33
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And yet we are a society that does imposes itself on all kinds of personal decisions that don't even involve another human being. If I can't choose to let my child ride in a car without a seatbelt (thereby increasing the risks of death by .01%) why am I allowed to choose a course of treatment that would (for sake of argument) increase the risk of death by 20%? I believe, Morrigoon, that you are on record as supporting (despite generally libertarian views) criminalization of certain drugs because the idiot damages are just too high? So it would seem you do have a line where the government steps in to prevent "stupid" decisions.
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