Comment by 7e
3 years ago
But at the end of the day, failed treatments still kill people. Some may choose the experimental treatment, and die, over the crappy chemo, which gives them a chance to live. Escrow won’t bring them back.
3 years ago
But at the end of the day, failed treatments still kill people. Some may choose the experimental treatment, and die, over the crappy chemo, which gives them a chance to live. Escrow won’t bring them back.
If I knew I were going to die, I'd at least want to try something new even if the chances were slim. If it didn't work out, at least it'd be a new data point for those that come after. That means something.
True. But speeding up the search for a treatment saves many future people.
The ethical tradeoff between definitely saving a life now or probably saving many lives later is an age old problem, but one which society hasn't properly converted into laws and processes in medicine.