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From: ssimpson@trwrba.UUCP (Scott W. Simpson)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Baboon heart in a Human!
Message-ID: <1098@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 10-Nov-84 12:19:10 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 10 12:19:10 1984
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<enter the irrational zone>

	I can't believe the antivivisectionists reacting to killing a baboon
to save a human life.  Don't they place a higher priority on human life
than a baboon?  I do.  We kill cows every day for food and no fuss is made.
Sure cows are a sort of assembly line animal food source but they still are
living animals. Why not protest against killing cows?
	There is the argument that replacing the heart just prolongs baby
Fae's and her parents' suffering. I disagree. Besides, isn't it baby Fae's
parents' right to make that decision since baby Fae cannot make it herself.
Baby Fae's parents pondered the decision to have the operation for 20 hours
before deciding to go with the heart transplant. I was a brave decision.
	Maybe the should have transplanted a vivisectionists heart to baby
Fae. They sure don't seem to be needing theirs. 

Flame me.  I know how to use the "rmm" command.
		-- Scott

P.S. Sorry about posting to net.med. This probably should have been posted
to net.flame. It certainly qualifies.