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Childhood Vaccines Are One Of The Great Triumphs Of Modern Medicine. Indeed, Parents Whose Children Are Vaccinated No Longer Have To Worry About Their Child's Death Or Disability From Whooping Cough, Polio, Diphtheria, Hepatitis, Or A Host Of Other Infections.

Americans Tend To Endorse The Use Of Physician-assisted Suicide And Euthanasia When The Question Is Abstract And Hypothetical.

We Had A Big Controversy In The United States When There Was A Limited Number Of Dialysis Machines. In Seattle, They Appointed What They Called A 'god Committee' To Choose Who Should Get It, And That Committee Was Eventually Abandoned. Society Ended Up Paying The Whole Bill For Dialysis Instead Of Having People Make Those Decisions.

Over His Illustrious Career, John Harris Has Explored The Most Challenging Bioethical Questions With Insight, Engaging Wit, And Eloquence. In Enhancing Evolution, Harris Does It Again. He Argues That It Is Not Just An Option But An Obligation For People To Use Available Biomedical Technologies To Enhance Their Own--and Their Children's--physical And Mental Abilities. Harris Rightly Deserves His Reputation For Fearlessly Following His Ethical Arguments Wherever They Lead.

When Implemented, The Complete Lives System Produces A Priority Curve On Which Individuals Aged Between Roughly 15 And 40 Years Get The Most Substantial Chance, Whereas The Youngest And Oldest People Get Chances That Are Attenuated... The Complete Lives System Justifies Preference To Younger People Because Of Priority To The Worst-off Rather Than Instrumental Value.