"With existing societal limitations on involuntary treatments, it is unlikely that the proposed genetic therapy could be required for the persons Donuel would want treated without there consent."   
JohnKansas


"Donuel - It doesn't matter what you want, and I made no assumptions about that."
John Kansas


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Sorry, it sounded like you did make make assumptions.

At any rate...
My premise for this novel based on current scientific inquiry involves projects that the DOD would like to have at its disposal.

Weapons are seldom used on people with their permission, but your concern for individual rights is of course noted and appreciated.

My sister was killed by the DOD under a project being carried out of the DOE. While in military service the doctors said she had an over active thyroid so whe was ordered/asked to drink a large quantity of radioactive Iodine that was in a lead vile once everyone else left the room.
She did so. It took here 31 years to die only after her; stomach, intestines, colon, rectum and other tumors and organs had been removed in no less than 8 surguries.

She was fed ATP intravenously for the last years of her life and constanly threw up fluid to keep her throat from drying despite having no stomach. She did not have the strength to keep her baby grandson from falling off her bed. She had control over her a morphine delivery system as well as Federal medical mariquana but it was a horrible death none the less.