Posted by Alan on December 7, 2002, at 17:35:42
In reply to Mr. Scott, Alan, Geezer, JLM, posted by Anyuser on December 7, 2002, at 11:13:31
> If you don't agree with what a poster has to say, why not just ignore that poster instead of trying to censor him/her? How would you like it if someone tried to censor you, or tried to censor a poster that interested you? If your answer is that you are trying to protect others (presumably others in need of your protection), I say that is an inappropriate motive and a misconceived goal.
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> Do you have much confidence in the FDA? I don't. I respectfully suggest that an effort to use the FDA to censor free speech on the internet (which effort will probably be ignored by the FDA) is wrong on many levels.
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You seem to contradict yourself.You don't trust the FDA to regulate and give fair oversight yet you are interested in what a representative from the pharmecutical industry has to say to patient's before AND while they're seeing their doctor. Is that simply because you are curious to see the rebuttals in order by observaton to evaluate what is unethical about it?
I don't have much confidence in the incestuous relationship between the FDA and the pharm industry either. It should be run by the NIH. Short of that,
Have you read:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020725/msgs/6905.html
After you have, get back to us and let us know if you think free speech has any reason to be scrutinised and limitations expected - including whether or not ethics are a consideration in this situation.
One may not be able to change the FDA but that shouldn't keep one from trying to change what is unethical in our lives.
Best,
Alan
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