Re: an ethical issue?

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

I am dismayed by the ad hominem response of K.K.S. Pillay, who apparently
has nothing better to do with his time (or his government funded e-mail)
than to attempt to stifle honest scientific inquiry and discussion.  Ad
hominem attacks such as those by Pillay are in my view inappropriate on
RADSAFE or elsewhere.

Wade, whether we agree or disagree, I will defend your right to express your
reasoned opinions. 

Ron Kathren

    At 10:18 AM 7/28/97 -0500, K. K. S. Pillay wrote:
>Wade:
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>Since you asked for other people's opinions, here is my advice to you.
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>First, "YOU ARE OUT OF TYOUR TREE."
>Second, do something useful with your time.
>
>Sam
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>Group:
>Sohei Kondo, in his book, Health Effects Of Low-Level Radiation, Chapter
>2, page 22; Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI. 1993, states that
>"According to the IAEA 100,000-200,000 excess abortions were performed
>throughout western Europe after the Chernobyl accident."
>He cites Ketchum, LE, Lessons of Chernobyl: SNM members try to
>decontaminate world threatened by fallout. Part 1 [Newsline]. J. Nucl.
>Med., 28, 413-422, 1987 as the source of this data.
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>In the August issue of Health Physics, 73(2), 378-382, there is a note
>by Kristin Shrader-Frechette and Lars Persson titled "Ethical Issues in
>Radiation Protection."
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>Curiously they make no mention of these abortions.
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>I wonder if they do not see an abortion, induced by fear of radiation
>exposure, as an ethical issue.
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>It seems to me that it is.
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>Such fear of course arises from the official ICRP/NCRP position that
>there is no threshold for radiation induced cancer and teratogenesis.
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>I wonder what opinions others may have on this matter?
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>--
>Wade
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