(February 3, 2013 at 8:34 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Haven't there been sex change operations though done to children? Why are they able to choose that but not this?Indeed there have, and in my opinion doing so is totally unethical. Look at David Reimer, for instance. Miriam, from "Something about Miriam" did not have sex reassignment surgery, but took hormones through "her" teenage years, and look where that led ... pornography, shitty reality TV, more pornography, prostitution.
With that said, there are plenty of people with medical conditions that don't allow them to pass puberty who live very happy and fulfilling lives. And so they should.
But should you allow someone who would normally go through puberty to be castrated in order to preserve their singing voice? Well that's certainly one way to determine their career choice for them early on. I think the biggest difference between now and the 18th century (/19th century) is that there is a lot more career choice, and being able to be an opera singer isn't as great an ability as it may have once been because there are plenty more career choices still available. But yeah, I can see how in the 17th/18th centuries it was desirable and an advantage.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
