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Forum General Discussion Prosthetic and voluntary amputation

Prosthetic and voluntary amputation
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11:04 am
May 19, 2011


sheila

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This is a little on topic for when we discussed reactions to art with people with weird feet. among other things. such as augmented exoskeletons, free to choose body modification, who the pioneers will be in transhumanistic technology leaps, etc etc

Bionic hand for 'elective amputation' patient

11:59 am
May 27, 2011


Andrea_A

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Post edited 2:01 pm – May 27, 2011 by Andrea_A

I think, the choice between an useless limb and regaining functions is clear in this case.

But those prostheses are expensive. And thirty years ago they hadn't such possibilities. I had a boy in my class at school who had lost a hand. The surgeons modified the stump finger-like, so he could grasp things (books, his schoolbag, etc.) with it.

DARPA has plans with wounded soldiers: "At DARPA, we have a vision of a future where a soldier who has lost an

extremity in battle will regain full use of that limb again" (Leutnant Geoff Ling). http://www.freerepublic.com/fo…..4772/posts

http://www.darpa.mil/WorkArea/…..px?id=2581 (somewhat propaganda)

 

But maybe there are also other ethical issues with body modifications. The case of mentally disabled "Ashley" has been discussed controversely. Their parents talked the physicians to stop her growth for easier care:

http://aapgrandrounds.aappubli…..act/17/1/2

http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/c…..60/10/1013

 

As last point I want to ask a question: Would a paraplegic electively want his legs amputated to get rid of useless weight and win the Paralympics?

11:14 am
June 15, 2011


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Would a paraplegic electively want his legs amputated to get rid of useless weight and win the Paralympics?

 

I hadn't thought of it before, but it has a certain perverse logic.
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