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A comment on Body integrity identity disorder patient satisfaction after surgery (2014) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Body integrity identity disorder patient satisfaction aft... by anaisbetts on Sunday July 24, 2022 @12:41PM (#32215130)
> That sounds pretty fucking great to me. Why wouldn't you want people to live their life how they were born to?

People have an inherent, fundamental Right to their own body, to mold it into the image that they choose. If they want to take your magic pill? They have every Right to, good on 'em. But if they want their body to be a certain way, they have that Right too.

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Re:Body integrity identity disorder patient satisfaction aft... by at_a_remove on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:44PM (#32218059)
Maybe, maybe. If they're willing to foot the bill and if nobody has to be coerced into performing the surgery. Oh, and they sign a "no regrets, tough shit" contract.

Right now the NHS is dealing with a "Why didn't anyone stop me? All I got was positive support!" situation from someone who is detransing.

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