(September 9, 2015 at 2:18 pm)Losty Wrote:(September 9, 2015 at 11:09 am)Ace Wrote: Many time when a person wishes to have a type of mutation to one's body, the argument is that their could be other issues. Now if it is proven that they are in the right state of mind, keep in mind that the "assumed right" to self harm is not legal and in any governmental society the people are never their own rulers of himself but is a citizen of the state.
Also the Hippocratic oath . . .a doctor is charged to "do no harm"
Obviously, a doctor is different, but I never mentioned a doctor. You didn't answer the question all you did was say it's illegal in every country. My question was, why should it be illegal? How is it morally wrong?
Given that a doctor is not the one doing the amputation but the individual (who has no medical knowledge or training) hell lets say it is Hank Hill, ( If the person did have knowledge and medical tranning then they are a doctor and you said no doctors).
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First the Law:
They will be breaking so many ethical laws, I don't even think I can mention them all so I will just mention some because it is to much to put down
Crime of Position:
Having a control substance without a license or a legal prescription
Position of medical operation tools and equipment
Crime of Operation:
Operating in an unclean/unsafe environment
Operating in a nonoperational facility
Operation conducted with non-medical tools
Operation without a certified aid is present (i.e. nurses, anesthesiologist aid)
Operation without a certified anesthesiologist
Performing of an unnecessary operation
Crime of Illegal use:
Use of control substances without a license (anesthesia or painkillers)
Use of an illegal certify place of operational environment
Action/Use of instrument that resulted in bodily harm or death.( Because they will more then likely end up kill themselves which can be considered an act of suicides, which is illogical)
and so on, and so on, and so on
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The Moral
Hopefully this is not to confusing for you.
Keep in mind that we are talking about amputation and not augmentation.
First amputations is done to save a life (i.e. the last resort) by removing a part of the body. When a limb is amputated it is because it is no longer healthy (i.e. the foot is all black and died from like diabetes), is un-useable, or its present is a threat to the entire body as a whole. Self Amputation wants to remove a healthy limb solely based on an individual’s sentiment regarding the presence of said limb. Amputation on its own (the medical kind) already deprives a person of the use of a given bodily faculty out of necessity, as such unnecessary amputation of a healthy limit will also limit or deprive an individual of a given faculty. The objective negative effects of amputation on the body and mind are well known and substantial. To argue one should be allowed to amputate based upon a subjective sentiment is not justifiable given the known negative impacts of amputation overall and the permanence of amputation once effectuated.
Necessary and voluntary amputation deprive the person the use of a given limb or organ which will alter their physiological life in a manner of greater physiological difficulty than one with healthy limbs or organs present. To intentionally, self-amputation is to self-deprive their person of the full faculties intended by their very physiological nature. If we are to say banning gays from getting married is immoral (if we say gay marriage is moral) because it robs them of the right to survive and thrive according to their nature; than we should likewise say voluntary amputation is immoral because it deprives a person of functions, abilities, or privileges.
Morality does not just mean what one does to another but also to them-self, Just as one see is that the hurting another is immorally so too is the intentional hurting oneself; where hurting is not determined subjectively in either case. One hurts others objectively and may equally hurt themselves objectively even if they do not believe they are hurting others or themselves subjectively.
The removal of limbs will most assuredly affect the life of the amputee and others such as but not limited to, your family, friends, neighbors, and society which will likely be compelled to institute accommodations for the handi-volitional. There are also various consideration in regards to medical treatment of persons whom have undergone unnecessary amputation to be born by medical responders, hospital staff, and doctors . As well as impacting the providers and demand of artificial limbs, physical therapist, and family doctors treating the symptoms of any complications of the amputation.
(as stated in your response of affect/harm of to others)
(September 9, 2015 at 2:18 pm)Losty Wrote: In this moment, in a month from now, a couple of years, or the entire span of my life cutting off my own arm harms no one but myself.
None of us live in isolation. Our lives are made up of the other people we encounter throughout. Some are stronger of a connection than another, but even a complete strange still has the power to alter one’s life immensely form their actions. So to do you affect and alter the lives of others that you know and do not know either directly or indirectly (think six degrees of Kevin Bacon). There is an inherent reciprocity between the lives of individuals (something I expect empathetic secular humanists to fully understand). In other words a person’s own life is not actually their own, but is a part of other peoples lives as well. Thus to say that your actions, though you may think you are doing them by yourself, will have no effect on other people either directly or indirectly, significantly or insignificantly is just plain wrong and short sighted.
(September 9, 2015 at 2:18 pm)Losty Wrote: Why do you assume I don't already know that? I am not discussing what laws exist. I know that a person cannot legally do whatever they want to their own body, even if it affects no one else, but what I was saying is that they should be allowed to
AH . . .Got you.
I would say no one should be allowed to do what ever they want with their bodies because of the very fact of possibility someone will do something very inhuman. An example of this is, (which is an actual occurring fact and not an assumption) abortion and how it is being used not for gender selection and birth defect selection