re: #52 gehazi

I think it’s worthwhile to distinguish between chronic health conditions, like migraines or a smoking habit, and serious and deteriorating health, like late stage cancer. The chronic stuff it’s not anyone’s business, but if a candidate is at an elevated chance of death or being incapacitated long-term, I think it’s appropriate for that to be publicized and to affect voting behavior.

Perhaps. There is room for much thought. However, let’s take a look at:

Guillain–Barr syndrome - Prognosis

Most of the time recovery starts after the fourth week from the onset of the disorder. Approximately 80% of patients have a complete recovery within a few months to a year, although minor findings may persist, such as areflexia. About 5–10% recover with severe disability, with most of such cases involving severe proximal motor and sensory axonal damage with inability of axonal regeneration. However, this is a grave disorder and despite all improvements in treatment and supportive care, the death rate among patients with this disorder is still about 2–3% even in the best intensive care units.

Franklin D. Roosevelt had Guillain–Barr syndrome.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. president. In 2003, a peer-reviewed study found that Roosevelt’s paralysis — long attributed to poliomyelitis — was actually more likely caused by Guillain–Barr syndrome.