AS THE Olympic torch relay nears Rio de Janeiro in the countdown to the games supposed to start there on August 5th, a proposal to postpone or move the event has ignited controversy. An open letter posted online on May 27th and now signed by more than 200 academics and health experts, mostly bioethicists, argues that holding the games as planned is "unethical" because it will speed up the spread of the Zika virus. The reasons the experts put forward, however, do not warrant such drastic action. ...
AS THE Olympic torch relay nears Rio de Janeiro in the countdown to the games supposed to start there on August 5th, a proposal to postpone or move the event has ignited controversy. An open letter posted online on May 27th and now signed by more than 200 academics and health experts, mostly bioethicists, argues that holding the games as planned is "unethical" because it will speed up the spread of the Zika virus. The reasons the experts put forward, however, do not warrant such drastic action. ...
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