# Bioethics for space travel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioethics-for-space-travel/402365>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioethics-for-space-travel/402365 "2007-05-01T20:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioethics-for-space-travel/402365/1 "2007-05-01T20:12:50Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/05/01/death.in.space.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/05/01/death.in.space.ap/index.html)

Some interesting questions here. What policies would you suggest? Does the mission always come first? To what extent should Federal laws as to workplace discrimination and individual rights be relaxed - or even waived - on a manned Mars mission, for instance?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bioethics-for-space-travel/402365/2 "2007-05-01T20:15:56Z")

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Please ignore this thread and go straight to [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8525758#post8525758](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8525758#post8525758)

If someone else would ask a mod to please close _this_ thread, I’d appreciate it. Thanks.