http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/16/arts/16lobo.html
Since the early 1930's, lobotomies have been performed in the United States. The surgical brain procedure involves destruction of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
The article addresses the famous case of President John F. Kennedy's sister Rosemary which is widely considered unethical and unsuccessful. It also discusses the success of the procedure for schizophrenic patients. Destroying the human brain and calling it medicine hardly seems right... Read the article to decide what you think.
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