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Australian surgeons have separated two-year-old twin sisters who were born co-joined at their heads with brains, skulls and network of blood vessels dangerously linked.
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But here's an uncomfortable issue: Thousands of babies and infants die every day in developing countries from preventable and easily treatable diseases and conditions, like diarrhoea and malnutrition. They do so because of a lack of basic resources and rudimentary care ... in other words not enough money. So what about them? Could the money and effort that saved the twins have been better used to help perhaps thousands of other babies? Then again, is there a truly moral dilemma here? Or is it false to characterise this as an 'either-or' situation?
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hmm... It is never a case of the world not having enough to go around, but a case of uneven distribution. So is it ok to maintain this uneven distribution? Inequality to encourage people to work for it and not just be lazy bums... Very Ayn Rand. Or the other extreme whereby everything is equal? Where's the balance? Reminds me of an article on NYT about work/life balance. The author Jay Goltz says that "everyone talks about balance. There is no balance. Balance is perfect. There is nothing perfect in work/life balance. It is about compromise, choices and, often, regret." (source: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/an-entrepreneurial-life/) Maybe we can attempt to make this world more ethical, more balance... but ultimately, we just have to live with the compromises, choices, and regrets.
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