Moral Compass 2

Today is another one of those days where I am going to confuse that dial of yours that points towards "good" and "bad". Something about these days makes me a little warmer inside, why that may be, I'll probably never know. Still, I enjoy the warmth, and so it is time to play.

Imagine there was a universal cure for STI's (STI is the new name for STD, for all of those of you who are still stuck in the past). One shot, and you would forever be immune, and forever cured, of any STI's you may have contracted, or possibly could contract. This drug was flawless in every sense of the word. It increased sexual drive, gave better orgasms, and increased performance ten fold. The one drawback to it, however, was that you were now 5% more likely to fall victim to a very rare form of cancer. Once contracted, this cancer has a 50% cure rate. Would you have the shot?

If you said no, then again, you are out of the game already. You can stop reading, but I am going to change the rules again later, so why not keep going just for the heck of it. Now, imagine that another drawback to this STI-killing shot is that it produces another form of STI. The cancer, which you have 5% of a chance to contract, can now be passed sexually. Any partner you sleep with has a 1% chance that they will react to the shot, and fall victim to the same cancer. However, if that person has already had the shot, that 1% is void, and they will only have to worry about the initial 5% they willingly accepted when they got the vaccine. Would you have the shot then?

What if the cancer had a 75% survival probability? Would you do it then? What if it was 80%?

Would you still have the shot if you were required, by law, not to tell your partner you had had it? Is 1% low enough odds for you to keep this hidden from everyone?

Let's assume then that the 5% chance you have to react negatively to the shot and get cancer was changed to 1%, and the 1% transfer probability was changed to 5%. Again, the rules of transfer still apply. If both partners have had the shot, then there is only a 1% chance that either of you will get the cancer (assuming again that the survival chance is 50/50). Would you do it then?

Discuss.

UPDATE 6-23-07: It has been brought to my attention that the shot can simply be administered as a vaccine. I had thought of this, but did not explain myself. The shot is a one-time offer. You can only get it now, or never. The choice is yours based on the above information.