> Obviously this should be corrected and is a real indictment of the medical community's position that they won't study tattooing as a procedure we could improv

> Obviously this should be corrected and is a real indictment of the medical community's position that they won't study tattooing as a procedure we could improve (the general position on tattooing is "don't do it"). Sounds like the Catholic stance on sex outside of marriage. Abstention basically. Just because they wish people don't do it, it doesn't mean the government has no responsibility for safety. It's not illegal after all. I'm glad here in Spain they take this kind of stuff more seriously. For example if you are promiscuous you can receive free STD checks every 3 months. Even though it's a mostly Catholic country :) I'll ask about ink check programs too.