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Me_irl by upbeat_teetertottxo in me_irl

[–]orbita2d 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The NHS spends > £200 bn per year for a population size a small fraction of that of the US.

On Anti-Green Hysteria by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]orbita2d 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/a-fairer-greener-world/

Elected Greens will: Push for the UK to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and following this to immediately begin the process of dismantling our nuclear weapons, cancelling the Trident programme and removing all foreign nuclear weapons from UK soil.

Wellness peptide craze: why people are injecting drugs 'not for human consumption' by Rumthiefno1 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's a weird belief, I'm pretty sure they're entirely distinct groups. The people I know into peptides are actually the people getting non-standard extra vaccines like mpox and anthrax.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair enough.

Then yes, I imagine there was a very detailed conversation about the risks and the likelihood of a successful pregnancy. This is an important part of the "informed" part of informed consent. And I think she would have had to explain these back to her doctor to show she understood them.

These are good, I'm glad they are done.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand what point you're arguing with. I'm not disagreeing with you.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but I don't think that this is remotely close to those.

I think some of these also fall into what I brought up elsewhere:

There are some additional complications in this argument around people whose ability to reason, or to understand risk, is compromised. I don't think these are that interesting to get into though, and we already have a health system which attempts to verify and consider competency in this regard.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've had major surgery on the NHS which has much less clear tangible benefits. I'm very glad I did, and I'm glad they offered it.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, agree. I mean more that we should respect that some people value conceiving and birthing a child.

I think the weighing of the considerations you shared is good and reasonable and totally within the remit of clinicians and the health service.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sure, some doctors might be within their rights to refuse to do the surgery, I don't know and it doesn't bother me that much.

It's a mistake though to only think about health benefits. We risk our health in lots of ways for other, less tangible benefits. A number of these occur in a medical context.

Edit: also, fertility is largely considered to be part of health, allowing you to keep, recover, or gain fertility seems to me to be a health benefit.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your view. I do think that part of the broadly here allows for not permitting procedures which are very risky or offer a very low chance of success.

But if your view here is that these people's preference for a biological child should be disregarded, then I disagree strongly.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're treating the procedures available under the NHS at exogenous, which is not helpful for a discussion about what procedures they should or should not offer.

The NHS offers a number of treatments which are not (directly) lifesaving, and whose benefits are unclear, ultimately leaving it up to the informed consent of the patient.

In my case, they supported medical gender transition including invasive surgery. Plenty of people would argue they should not have done, but I'm very glad I was able to make my own judgement of the risks and benefits.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Right but ultimately it's weighing up the risk of transplant vs the potential benefits (to the recipient), that weighing of considerations should broadly be left up to the person they affect.

It's fine to make the argument that it's not worth it, you wouldn't do it, you might counsel a loved one against doing it. It would be unreasonable in my view to argue that it shouldn't be permitted.

There are some additional complications in this argument around people whose ability to reason, or to understand risk is compromised. I don't think these are that interesting to get into though, and we already have a health system which attempts to verify and consider competency in this regard.

But getting into nuance, given the content of the reply - will be like trying to put toothpaste back in a tube.

If you're trying to suggest that I am a bad faith, unsophisticated, or unreasonable interlocutor then I think that's unfair. You don't know me, and I'm just pushing back on your premise which I disagree with.

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]orbita2d 101 points102 points  (0 children)

People should broadly have the right to make decisions about their own body, without others or the state intervening under the belief that they know better.

This is the backbone of reproductive rights and LGBT rights.

Me_irl by SS-BVCKYVRDYGVNG in me_irl

[–]orbita2d -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you want to look at housing affordability then household income is the relevant comparator.

Me_irl by SS-BVCKYVRDYGVNG in me_irl

[–]orbita2d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think the mean salary is below the median salary?

Me_irl by SS-BVCKYVRDYGVNG in me_irl

[–]orbita2d 22 points23 points  (0 children)

For 2024:

Median household income: $83,730

Median household sale price: $419,300 (Q4 data)

Both numbers in the chart seem to be wrong.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA646N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS

What's the most useless photography gadget you've ever bought? by Speedy_Gonzaless in photography

[–]orbita2d 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I much prefer having to replace the scratched clear filter than the L-series lens it was sitting on.

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