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Originally Posted by *Nikki*
I thought it was interesting how in the article on CNN they kept referring to the other head as a "parasite".
I really don't know how to feel about this. I mean it was smiling and blinking.....that is just so weird.
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If they don't refer to it as a parasite, it makes it seem like it's inhumane to remove the other head. As to whether or not it actually was wrong to remove the second head, I can't even begin to form a real opinion... But CNN and other news organizations have to report on a subject without bringing any fire onto themselves, so they dehumanize the one head and, by so doing, make it seem more acceptable to remove it.
edit: Thinking on it again, how exactly is the second head a "parasite?"
Dictionary.com defines parasite as: An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host.
Wouldn't sentience, assuming the second head had it, be not only reason enough to keep it alive but a possible survival advantage? And if the second head was actually part of the first child, how could it be considered a seperate organism?