From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Wed Aug 11 1999 - 18:01:15 MDT
I think that adulthood, for the purposes of "informed consent", is a
function of the ability to fully appreciate possible negative
consequences. I therefore believe that "children" who have been through
enough hell are capable of giving informed consent. Infants are a
different question.
http://pobox.com/~sentience/algernon_ethics.html
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