Be it Resolved that: In all medical decisions (sexual, psychiatric, cosmetic' and so on) the individual/patient should be free to choose.
Affirmative.
We had this debate in the beginning of the year and it boggles my mind that people would put all their trust in others' hands to believe that they would do what is most 'ethical'. What is 'ethical' have changed depending on what we have come to understand what is acceptable and what is not acceptable. Historically, it was no question that it was ethical to sterilize women of color. Doctors who participated in this monstrous act would consider what they are doing to be 'correct' or 'ethical'.
As a woman of color, I deserve and should be able to make all my medical decisions.
There may be extreme cases, like the amputation cases we discussed earlier in this course. If a person went to the doctor and wanted their leg cut off, should the doctor do it?
Well if you think about it, if the doctor doesn't do it the safe way for them. They will do it elsewhere, or worse, by themselves. In the end, if they really want it they will get it done.
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