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This snippet of chat from the extropian group touches on the focal
point , it's not CDSA or prescriptive<br>
access but ........ should any third party have greater power or
exclusive rights to dictate what a person should , will or cannot
consume than that individual themselves.<br>
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We are really discussing the rights we have given to the state to
override the rights of the individual. It can be argued<br>
a sophisticated 21st century citizen should have full right to be
protected against the state's more's when dealing with thier own body.
The proviso here is that the individual must pay for such
non-authorized procedures, augnmentations (mechanical, chemical or
otherwise) themselves just as persons wishing cosmetic surgery must.
Ownership over one's body is the issue. Even an MD cannot
self-prescribe. All one has to do is remove from law , the medical
privacy laws from medical choices made when citizens self-prescribe as
opposed to the privacy laws when a third party authorized by the state
prescribes and an new check and balance based on individual freedoms
might result?<br>
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I think Society/State has come to assume that socialist protections
allow borgian assimilation and have not contemplated that<br>
just the opposite, an empowerment of individuality might result.<br>
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<pre wrap="">Trend Ologist writes:
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>It is time we let go of outdated doctor-patient relationships. Having
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>one doctor write a prescription for a certain medication for one patient
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>is so last-week, so old hat. This is the 21st century, we've got to do
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>the In thing, get with the New, the Now.
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I assume you are being facetious, and you actually believe that people
should be legally prevented from making their own decisions about what
substances to put into their bodies?
Would you extend this to extropian augmentations? Do you think that
society should hold veto power over whether you can choose to enhance
your intelligence or emotional stability?
I know there are those who say that libertarianism is passe in
transhumanist thought. To me, it is a fundamental part of extropian
philosophy that individuals have the right to enhance their own minds and
bodies, even if society disapproves. I'd be curious to hear from those
who see themselves as extropian but who believe that these decisions
should be made collectively, aiming at maximizing the social welfare.
Hal
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