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There are cases of body integrity identity disorder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_identity_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity
by da_chicken 9y ago
There are cases of body integrity identity disorder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_identity_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_identity_disord...) being treated by amputation. It's a rare condition, but the discussion about the ethics of voluntary amputation as treatment is quite extensive:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15948330 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15948330
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19132621 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19132621
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17115518 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17115518