fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days ago"Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics.mander.xyzimagemessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 days agoIs this called whataboutism? Henrietta Lacks may be why we argue this, eg, do the arguments on Henrietta Lacks apply as much to Hitler?
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoAnd also just generally a matter of practicality. If every time you raised an issue of medical or scientific ethics you had to simultaneously mention every single other instance where that issue came into play it’d be impossible to discuss them.
Is this called whataboutism? Henrietta Lacks may be why we argue this, eg, do the arguments on Henrietta Lacks apply as much to Hitler?
And also just generally a matter of practicality. If every time you raised an issue of medical or scientific ethics you had to simultaneously mention every single other instance where that issue came into play it’d be impossible to discuss them.