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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2116503" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>I understand allowing people to control their own bodies, even abuse and destroy their own bodies. However... it becomes a very slippery slope. In both directions.</p><p></p><p>Do you force society to pay for the needed medical care to patch them up when they inflict horrendous injuries and damage upon themselves so they can go out and do it again? If so, where do you draw the line? Smokers and their emphysema? Fast-foot junkies and their heart disease and diabetes?</p><p></p><p>If not... do you turn them away when they need medical treatment? Is medical treatment and care a right or a privilege? What about emergency care?</p><p></p><p>Is it an infringement on my rights as a citizen to make me pay to support and/or patch up people who abuse their bodies knowingly? Whether through legal or illegal methods? And does that matter? You said as long as it doesn't infringe on your right to <strong>live</strong>... what about to live without having to support them, or pay for them, or those types of things?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't believe it IS taking it to an extreme... there are <strong>some </strong>self-described libertarians even on <strong>this </strong>board who would say it does not matter what they do to themselves... it is their body, let them do what they want to it.</p><p></p><p>My question is, what about the consequences?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not taking a position one way or the other here, I'm asking pointed, direct questions to stimulate a larger, meaningful and civil debate on the issue. Hopefully helping to spark people's interest and help us all examine situations not only from our own point of view and past experiences, but from a wider and different perspective as well.</p><p></p><p>Just some thoughts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2116503, member: 9374"] I understand allowing people to control their own bodies, even abuse and destroy their own bodies. However... it becomes a very slippery slope. In both directions. Do you force society to pay for the needed medical care to patch them up when they inflict horrendous injuries and damage upon themselves so they can go out and do it again? If so, where do you draw the line? Smokers and their emphysema? Fast-foot junkies and their heart disease and diabetes? If not... do you turn them away when they need medical treatment? Is medical treatment and care a right or a privilege? What about emergency care? Is it an infringement on my rights as a citizen to make me pay to support and/or patch up people who abuse their bodies knowingly? Whether through legal or illegal methods? And does that matter? You said as long as it doesn't infringe on your right to [B]live[/B]... what about to live without having to support them, or pay for them, or those types of things? I don't believe it IS taking it to an extreme... there are [B]some [/B]self-described libertarians even on [B]this [/B]board who would say it does not matter what they do to themselves... it is their body, let them do what they want to it. My question is, what about the consequences? I'm not taking a position one way or the other here, I'm asking pointed, direct questions to stimulate a larger, meaningful and civil debate on the issue. Hopefully helping to spark people's interest and help us all examine situations not only from our own point of view and past experiences, but from a wider and different perspective as well. Just some thoughts... [/QUOTE]
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