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hairyfigment comments on Is Politics the Mindkiller? An Inconclusive Test - Less Wrong Discussion

14 Post author: OrphanWilde 27 July 2012 05:45PM

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Comment author: hairyfigment 27 July 2012 08:41:31PM 4 points [-]

we've already answered the question in court of whether or not we can be forced to act in a child's best interest against our will

I don't think we have answered the question, in court, of whether or not we can force parents to donate organs. I would expect the courts to say No, the right to bodily autonomy (and the right to choose medical risks) outweighs the benefit to the child of guaranteed organs.