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Self-experimentation: A scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab (www.nature.com)
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Virologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try

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[–] cadekat@pawb.social 8 points 3 days ago

Unless you cause harm to others (like accidentally starting the next pandemic), how could you ever punish someone for treating themselves? 🤣

We don't, as far as I know, make cutting your own arm off illegal and I fail to see how this is different.

PS: I'm not arguing against you, just noodling philosophically.