Argumentative Essay: Quack Therapy

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There's nothing wrong with exposing quack therapy, and I don't believe her intentions are bad. But it wouldn't take anything away from UV to repackage the info without Jen's story, especially since (I believe) Jen asked her to then and her family members are asking now. Matters of principle are important, but dignity is too. (Uh-oh, probably too much ABLC.) For better or worse, Jen chose her path after seeing multiple family members struggle with the same cancer. I like UV, but it feels pretty heartless -- I wouldn't want to hurt people that way.

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