QT: If anorexics identify as underweight, is it wrong to give them weight-restoring treatment?

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[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You say you don't think learning disabilities should be prevented or cured. What if someone with ADHD who views ADHD as a positive thing wanted the medication to banned, would you similarly agree that it should be banned?

If that's how the majority felt than yeah.

[–]strictly 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If that's how the majority felt than yeah.

Shouldn't what the minority wants count for something too? There are people who sees dying from cancer as natural part of life, and don't want treatment, if they were the majority, should they really have the right to deny other people getting the treatment, even those who want to survive? Similarly with people who have ADHD, shouldn't those who want the medication get it even if the majority wouldn't want it? It seems fair that someone can refuse treatment for themselves, their body, their choice, but it doesn't seem fair that they should be given the right to deny other people getting their treatment.