The host says these ads promote an “unthinkable” policy. I think not, alas. We are not anywhere near there yet, of course—unless one considers age-based health care rationing as a precursor. But that point aside, these ads pitch how—if we give up on the sanctity/equality of human life—such a policy could conceivably be sold. Both are chillingly sophisticated.
HT: Bioedge—which should be a weekly reading habit of all SHSers.
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