re: #15 Obdicut

It is crazy to believe that individuals can somehow get up to speed on all aspects of modern medicine quickly enough to call those opinions ‘informed’, yes.

Did I say that, Rogue?

You’re having to lie a lot more of late in order to make your arguments.

Anarchists are kind of adorable in a pathetic way, but their shortsightedness always irritates me. It’s such a blank refusal to look at the actual world, and such masturbatory time spent gazing at the inside of one’s own skull.

Yes you did say that: “And subscribing to creationism certainly does impact your ability to grasp science well.” It may not have been what you meant but that’s a different story.

And why not? Why can the state say “Yes, this person is a licensed professional who adheres to the standards we set” but not “This procedure doesn’t adhere to the standards we set, so it’s banned”?

Where’s the consistency?

I don’t see any inconsistency. Going to a medical doctor, a licensed professional, is part of making an informed decision. Somehow you have it in your head that I’m some form of anarchist because I think people have the ability to make decisions for themselves instead of relying solely on a faceless bureaucracy to make it for them. If the FDA gives them the information that says a procedure isn’t proven and may not be safe then they’ve done their due diligence as far as I’m concerned. From that point it should be up to the patient and their doctor.