Sunday May 27, 2012

Those with functional disorders, who used to be weeded out naturally, are being kept alive thanks to advanced medical technologies.

Shinichi Takehara, mayor of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture. He made the comments on his blog, which prompted many citizens to complain by phone and email. (Asahi Shimbun)

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    stirfry

    well being a japanese politician, he would know first-hand about functional disorders...mental ones too

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    neverknow2

    I'm with the mayor. It's great to have new technology and new medicine but now too many people are surviving that naturally wouldn't. Maybe all these wars we have is nature's way of thinning us out now?

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