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> You aren’t allowed to harm yourself. You could argue that you should but under current laws we protect people from that, mostly. There is a law against commi
by sosborn 7y ago
> You aren’t allowed to harm yourself. You could argue that you should but under current laws we protect people from that, mostly.
There is a law against committing suicide, but there aren't any laws about harming yourself. If there were, sugar intake would be regulated and alcohol would be banned. You also don't get arrested if you intentionally cut yourself.
> their oath would mandate we are certain this procedure isn’t causing harm
That's not what the oath means, and you can see plenty examples of this in practice. Many procedures cause harm and the question is whether or not the harm caused by the procedure outweighs the harm done by not doing the surgery.
- tgflynn 7y ago> There is a law against committing suicide The vast majority of Western countries (at least) no longer have laws against committing suicide. What they do have is laws that allow the basic rights of people who are considered "a danger to themselves", such as the right to refuse treatment, to be set aside. In my view such laws, unless limited to people with specifically diagnosable and treatable conditions, are an unwarranted invasion of government into an individual's private affairs.