It's not complex at all! The doctor did loads of immoral things and the article sympathised with him.
He even says that he wouldn't attend training because he knows best. After his treatment caused several patients to suffer more or die earlier.
Sometimes we are better off calling bad medical practice illegal and immoral rather than trying to say "whaaaaa it's complicated".
Re:Bacteria on the Brain
by ScottBurson on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @01:31PM
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I don't think it's nearly that black-and-white. The doctor performed a procedure he would have wanted performed on himself in the same (exceedingly desperate) circumstances. He was careful to fully inform the patients of the risks. Above all, he had his patients' welfare at heart; he wasn't doing it for money or fame or even knowledge. What he did may have been illegal, but I don't agree that it was clearly immoral.
I'm glad there wasn't. I think the issues raised are difficult ones, with no simple, obvious resolution. Sometimes we're better off living with complexity and ambiguity.