Well here's the thing, this has already been a hotly debated topic by medical ethicists and philosophers, who have indeed considered many factors other than the individualistic bodily autonomy viewpoint.
That is your opinion, but consider another topic: elective disablement. Some people are very insistent on having their spinal cord surgically severed or getting their arms and legs chopped off or being permanently…
That's a narrowly individualistic view of the role of medicine in society. Medicine has a social context as well. This relatively recent idea that someone can become more female or more male through drugs and surgery is…
Well here's the thing, this has already been a hotly debated topic by medical ethicists and philosophers, who have indeed considered many factors other than the individualistic bodily autonomy viewpoint.
That is your opinion, but consider another topic: elective disablement. Some people are very insistent on having their spinal cord surgically severed or getting their arms and legs chopped off or being permanently…
That's a narrowly individualistic view of the role of medicine in society. Medicine has a social context as well. This relatively recent idea that someone can become more female or more male through drugs and surgery is…