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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by ben_w on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @01:50PM (#42258599)
Although I agree that medical consent is important and the road to hell is so paved:

> But because the intent is different we're supposed to be excited and accepting of it?

One could say that it's the intent which varies between a heart transplant and an Azrec blood sacrifice.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by theultdev on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @01:57PM (#42258672)
> One could say that it's the intent which varies between a heart transplant and an Azrec blood sacrifice.

Heart transplants are from consenting donors that have recently diseased, not living victims murdered solely for their organs. Blood sacrifices do not involve taking the heart and saving a live either. So no intent is not the variance there.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by ben_w on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @03:05PM (#42259225)
That sounds as much "intent" as what I replied to.

Which is why I gave that exact example.

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Re:Malaria vaccine delivered by a mosquito bite by shkkmo on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @01:54PM (#42258645)
> One could say that it's the intent which varies between a heart transplant and an Azrec blood sacrifice

I would say that consent is the key distinguishing factor and intent follows afterwards.

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