I remember having a similar discussion about HIV and anti-retroviral drugs.
In short, it’s an easy position to take if you and the people you care about aren’t currently in the firing line and making policy choices on assumptions about future discoveries that we can’t guarantee is ethically problematic.
I agree with you 100%, and I’m not really advocating to put anything off based on my argument. I am merely bringing it up to address it properly, i.e. be aware when a trade-off is being made on this scale.
I remember having a similar discussion about HIV and anti-retroviral drugs.
In short, it’s an easy position to take if you and the people you care about aren’t currently in the firing line and making policy choices on assumptions about future discoveries that we can’t guarantee is ethically problematic.
I agree with you 100%, and I’m not really advocating to put anything off based on my argument. I am merely bringing it up to address it properly, i.e. be aware when a trade-off is being made on this scale.